Module 1 Lesson 2 - Introduction to StarLogo Nova and Building Flower Turtles

Resource type

• Lesson Plan

Tools

• StarLogo Nova 2.0 (HTML5/JavaScript)

Tags

• iteration
• loop

Slide Deck

Teaching Summary

Getting Started 5 minutes (Review)

1. Review of the previous day’s lesson and concepts and connection to today’s lesson

Activity #1: Guided Tour of StarLogo Nova 20 minutes (Guided Practice)

1. Guided tour 
2. Observations and ethical considerations

Activity #2: Flower Turtles Challenge 20 minutes (Discovery / Creative)

1. Pair programming [video link]
2. New StarLogo Nova commands
3. The Challenge (STUDENT HANDOUT)

Wrap-Up 5 minutes (Reflection)

1. What does Flower Turtles have to do with Modeling and Simulation?

StarLogo Nova Models

• M1.L2.A2a (Flower Turtles- Tutorial Introduction Project/Starter Model)
• M1.L2.A2b (Painting Turtles - Flower Turtles extension)

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