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Project GUTS MOOC

Project GUTS presented the CS in Science curriculum modules in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The links below will allow you access to the original MOOC site, to see not only the written curriculum but also screencasts of building the related StarLogo Nova models and other background information for teachers and facilitators. The MOOC was also translated in Spanish (see link below).

For the 2017 course, please go to guts-2017.appspot.com

Computational Thinking Resources

The attached documents can provide background information for teachers on Computational Thinking.

Implementation Planning Guide

This is a guide used by teachers when planning their classroom implementation. The guide prompts teachers to work through details of the implementation that teachers have found to be important.

Project GUTS' Club Leader Handbook

This handbook was developed to help teachers and others interested in starting a Project GUTS afterschool club.

Project GUTS' Learners to Leaders

This is the Project GUTS Facilitator's Guide. Both the 2016 version (for Code.org 3-day workshops) and the updated 2018 version for CS in Science are linked below.

Using Computer Models in Scientific Inquiry

In this video, a Project GUTS teacher explains how and why we use computer models in science classrooms.

Dispositions and Classroom Culture

In this video, GUTS teachers talk about instilling dispositions and classroom culture that supports scientific inquiry and the development of computational thinking.

Models in the Classroom

In this video, GUTS teachers talk about using models within science classrooms.

Teacher encouragement

In this video, Corinna Low give teachers words of encouragement to try the Project GUTS CS in Science curriculum.

Teacher testimonial: Corinna Low

This video shows an interview of Corinna Low, a middle school science teacher from South San Francisco.

Computational Thinking

This video introduces computational thinking. It was produced by Project GUTS with Code.org.

Agent Based Modeling

This video was produced by Project GUTS and Code.org to introduce agent based modeling.

Complex Adaptive Systems

This video was produced by Project GUTS and Code.org to introduce Complex Adaptive Systems.

Introduction to Computational Science

This video was produced by Project GUTS and Code.org to introduce computational science.

An example resource