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Modeling Ecosystems

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What are the advantages of using computer models to study ecosystems?  Post your reflection and a link to your completed Model Observation Form here.

Papercatchers

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Reflect on the correspondence between the model of Papercatchers and patterns of growth in real-world ecosystems. 

• What characteristics of complex adaptive systems can be seen in an ecosystem?
• What is an ecosystem in your community that you could model for your final project?

Experimental Design Form (CO2 & Factory)

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For CS in Science, Module 2, Lesson 3, Activity 2, run experiments with your modified model and record the results on your experimental design form.  Add a link to your completed form here.  

Base Model Decoding

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Reflect on the limitations of the greenhouse gas base model and post your reflection and upload your code blocks document here

Climate as a complex adaptive system

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Reflect on the characteristics of complex adaptive systems that can be seen in Climate.

Modeling Climate

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What are the advantages of using computer models to study climate?  Post your reflection and Model Observation form here.

Lesson 1

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For each Lesson in Module 1, reflect on how you would teach this in your class, focusing on one of the following components of the lesson (choose a different component for each lesson/reflection in Module 1).

• Lesson Objectives
• Teaching Summary (do activities or estimated times need to be changed?)
• Suggested Assessment Questions
• Standards
• Responsiveness to various student needs

Post your reflection here.  

Translated instructions for ELL students?

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Hello, 

I'm teaching Module 1 and 3 (life Science - ecosystems) to my students for the next two weeks. Some of my ELL students are doing well and others are having trouble following along. Would anyone be willing to share any translated directions?

Most of my students speak Spanish.

A few speak Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese, and Vietnamese.

Thanks in advance, 

Sharon

Modeling Epidemics

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Reflect on the following questions:

• What assumptions are made in your model?  
• Was there any key factor that was left out that might be important in the real world?
• Would you trust a model if your life depended on it?

Modeling Contagion

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Reflect on other contagions in the news or local to your region.  Discuss how agent-based modeling could be used to study and understand the spread of that contagion.