Making Sense of Models (home page) This is a landing page for all 6th grade Making Sense of Models (MSM) units.
Introduction to Climate Modeling This document gives background information for students to use with CS in Science Module 5 (Greenhouse Gas).
Math Basics for StarLogo Nova This handout explains left and right degrees, x and y coordinates, and headings in StarLogo Nova.
Progress Monitors for CS in Science Modules (coding activities) Progress Monitors are meant to be guides for students, giving goals for the model but not providing specific coding instructions.
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.
Application of the Occupational Analysis of Computational Thinking-Enabled STEM Professionals as a Program Assessment Tool (2012) Journal of Computational Science Education (2012)
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.
Making Sense of Models one page description This is a document that describes the Making Sense of Models project.
CSTA-Compiled Resources to Support Teaching During COVID-19 Compiled a list of resources to help CS teachers support their students remotely.
Teacher Guide for Hosting Synchronous Online Learning Sessions A guide of practical tips and procedures for running effective live online learning sessions (aka Synchronous Online Learning).
Experimental Design for Virtual Instruction A Google Sheet to use for conducting the Experimental Design activity in a remote learning classroom.c
StarLogo Nova 2.0 galleries for CS in Science modules These links create a shortcut to find the StarLogo Nova 2.0 gallery for each module in CS in Science. For StarLogo Nova 1.0 galleries, go to flash.starlogonova.org.
