MSM Unit 4: The Albedo Effect

Resource type

• Lesson Plan

Content area

• Science- Earth Sciences

Use type

• Middle School

Tools

• StarLogo Nova 2.0 (HTML5/JavaScript)

Project name

• Making Sense of Models

Unit Overview

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Concepts:

• Driving Question: Why is sea ice melting so quickly?
• Real World Problem: Sea Ice Melting
• Math: Randomization and probability
• Science: Wave reflection, absorption or transmission depending on material color 
• Focal Mechanism in Code: If (action & property of entities & probability) then (reaction) 

Lessons:

• Lesson 4.1
• Lesson 4.2
• Lesson 4.3
• Lesson 4.4
• Lesson 4.5
• Lesson 4.6

 

 

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