Module 1 Lesson 4 - Probability with Dice and Data and Colliding Turtles

Resource type

• Lesson Plan

Tools

• StarLogo Nova 2.0 (HTML5/JavaScript)

Tags

• collision
• collidee
• detection
• random probability

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: Dice and Data 20 minutes (Guided Practice) (Synchronous Virtual Learning edition)

1. Chances Are - one dice
2. Wiggle Walk - two dice

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

1. New Concepts: Agent-agent interactions
2. Add a behavior that takes place upon collision

Wrap-Up 5 minutes (Reflection)

1. What could turtles colliding represent in the real world?
2. How does probability play a role in modeling and simulation?

StarLogo Nova Models

• M1.L4.A2 (Colliding Turtles STARTER model)

 

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