Module 3 Lesson 1 - Ecosystems as Complex Adaptive systems

Resource type

• Lesson Plan

Content area

• Science- Life Sciences

Tools

• StarLogo Nova 2.0 (HTML5/JavaScript)

Tags

• complex adaptive systems
• ecosystem
• population growth
• carrying capacity
• participatory simulations

Slide Deck

Teaching Summary

Getting Started 10 minutes

1. Ecosystems as Complex Adaptive Systems introduction
2. Prerequisite concepts/vocabulary review (see Ecosystems prerequisite concepts activity, below)

Activity #1: Papercatchers 25 minutes (New Learning)

1. Participatory Simulation [tutorial video]
2. Population Growth and Carrying Capacity

Activity #2: Previewing the Rabbits and Grass Model 10 minutes (New Learning/Discovery)

1. Preview of the model [model link]
2. Make observations, ask questions

Wrap-Up 5 minutes (Reflection)

1. If you were to study a real-world ecosystem, what kind of data would you want to collect?

StarLogo Nova Models

• M3.L1.A2 (Rabbits & Grass STARTER base model)

• M3.L1.A2 (Rabbits & Grass with Predator)

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