# What is a Topic?

### **Let's Get Cookin'!**
*Instructions: There are some descriptions below which detail the usage of visual guidance metrics available in the form of "cookbook-like" instructions for how to create and consume 'Topics' within this document:*

|  Gauges      |     Description    | Visualization |
| --------     | :-----------: |  :----------:  |
|Prep    | 1-10 (Ticks/Pips) |  [||||||||||]  | 
|Cook Time          | In Minutes | X Minutes |
|Ingredients     | Article/Video Links w/ Visual Content | Conceptual & Pictoral "Ingredients List" of Links|

#### **Gauge Definitions:**

Prep (*Difficulty*) is defined as the ease of which the Topic can be generally understood. (Future: Make into more fun visual or something more enjoyable than a difficulty bar.)

Cook Time (*Scope*) is in reference to a qualitative assessment of the breadth and depth of information necessary to learn to gain a decent level of comprehension of a Topic.

Ingredients (*Resources*) is for links relevant to helping people understand the concepts. Number references and use superscript notation to reference mentions in terminology Recipes descriptions.


#### Sample Recipe
See example for creating a `new Recipe` template for a new [Topic] below:
```
- Recipe: Topic
	- Prep: [||||||||||]
	- Cook Time: X min
	- Ingredients: 
		1. [Insert pictures, videos, article links, research papers, etc.]
```

See below 'Recipe' and modify accordingly to above in Figma.

![[Pasted image 20220507054553.png]]