Facilitator Resources (2023) The following resources are created by Project GUTS facilitators to help prepare for 2023 GUTS workshops
TrailBlazer Board Game Tester This is NetLogo model to test the solutions when participants paint the board.
Facilitator Resources (from 2019) This is a set of resources to help Facilitators prepare for Workshops.
My Robotic Friends (cups activity) This is the cups activity by Thinkersmith (later part of Code.org)
What's Represented? These exercises ask the learner to identify abstractions in the computer model as compared to a diagram or image of a natural phenomenon.
Computational Thinking for Youth in Action (2011) This is an early paper of Computational Thinking that has a lot of traction. It's where we first describe the Use-Modify-Create trajectory.
Developing a framework for computational thinking from a disciplinary perspective (2018) Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2018. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
Developing and Using Models - NGSS Science and Engineering Practices A K-12 progression of the NGSS Science and Engineering Practice of Developing and Using Models. Performance Expectations that make use of this Science and Engineering Practice - https://ngss.nsta.org/Practices.aspx?id=2
ModelBEST Module 1 - Introduction to Modeling and Simulation The 1st module from Model BEST. Intended for 4th and 5th grade.
ModelBEST Module 2 - Catching Butterflies The 2nd module from Model BEST. Intended for 4th and 5th grade.
ModelBEST Module 3 - Predator/Prey – Survival Behaviors The 3rd module from Model BEST. Intended for 4th and 5th grade.
Complex Adaptive Systems Modeling Video This short video (3:13 minutes) introduces complex adaptive systems and agent-based modeling concepts to middle-school students. It shows beautiful footage of birds flocking as an example of a complex adaptive system.
