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Making Sense of Models (home page)

This is a landing page for all 6th grade Making Sense of Models (MSM) units.

Geometry

A 7th grade math project testing students' ability to create geometric figures.Stude

Skill Building Deck

A slide deck of exercises to build CS and decoding skills

Coding Challenges

Coding Challenge are a series of short challenges that focus on improving coding skills using StarLogo Nova. Each set of challenges focuses on a specific concept: degrees & heading, x & y coordinates and randomness, conditions including absolute value and percent chance, adding color to the terrain and repeat loops, using the z coordinate, and other computer science concepts (logic blocks, data collection),.

Math Basics for StarLogo Nova

This handout explains left and right degrees, x and y coordinates, and headings in StarLogo Nova.

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.

Workshop Planning Guide

A list of factors to consider for facilitators and school districts or partner organizations in planning a workshop.

Formulario de diseño experimental

Una copia imprimible del formulario de diseño experimental, utilizada en los Módulos Científicos de Project GUTS, para que los estudiantes planifiquen un experimento, incluyendo la identificación de variables, la planificación de la recopilación y el análisis de datos y la interpretación. Traducción del original en Inglés.

Student Activity Guide: Preparing Presentations

A list of guidelines for students to follow in preparing to present a completed model (Day 5 activity in Modules 2, 2A, 3, and 4 in CS in Science Modules).

Swords and Shields variations