Making Sense of Models (home page) This is a landing page for all 6th grade Making Sense of Models (MSM) units.
TrailBlazer Board Game Tester This is NetLogo model to test the solutions when participants paint the board.
Workshop Planning Guide A list of factors to consider for facilitators and school districts or partner organizations in planning a workshop.
Slides for 3 day workshop These are generic slides we've used for 3 day workshops. They have been updated to show the correct screen shots of StarLogo Nova 2.0.
Emergence video A portion of a PBS NOVA video discussing the concept of emergence (or complex adaptive systems) where patterns emerge in nature where agents follow simple rules.
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.
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
Investigating Fairness in Machine Learning Applications This is a mini-AI curriculum developed for a CSTA conference workshop.
Neural Network Game This is a presentation / activity presented at AAAI/AI4k12 2019 on teaching about neural networks through a participatory simulation.
ModelBEST Module 1 - Introduction to Modeling and Simulation The 1st module from Model BEST. Intended for 4th and 5th grade.
Trailblazers Activity for Virtual Instruction The Trailblazers activity from Module 1 - Lesson 3 modified to be done in a synchronous virtual learning environment.
Dice and Data Activity for Virtual Instruction Dice and Data Activity from Module 1 Lesson 4. Adapted for use in a synchronous instructional setting.
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.
Computational Science video A short video (1:27) on the computational science cycle, used in Project GUTS CS in Science (Modules 2-4).