Use the Fishbone Mapping Graphic Organizer to determine the causal relationships in a complex idea or event. To use this graph most effectively, begin with the result and then analyze the contributing causes. For example, in literature, the resolution of a story may be the first piece of information on the map, and then students read to determine the evolution of the resolution. In science, the educator may provide the intended result and then create a lab in which students search for the cause(s) of the result.