Interview with Hal Scheintaub
Teachers with GUTS interviewed Hal Scheintaub on August 2, 2017. The transcript is available as a .pdf file (download) and as a google doc. The video recording is available at https://youtu.be/Y2qUMms_tv4
StarLogo Nova
Modeling Change
Modeling Change:
The concrete act of programming the motion of a projectile in a virtual world, complements the usual mathematical analysis of that motion in the physical world, to help students build a deep understanding of a traditionally difficult physics concept, projectile motion.
Unit Summary
Lesson 1: Simultaneous, independent change
Lesson 2: Dependent changes
Lesson 3a: Constant xy change
Lesson 3b: Variable xy change
Alternative Intro to StarLogo Nova - Modeling Change Lesson 1
A detailed guide for teachers and students on using StarLogo Nova to create a model which changes an agent's location (using keyboard controls). Lesson 1a introduces the computer science and StarLogo Nova concepts of breeds, widgets, logic blocks, procedures, keyboard controls, and x and y coordinates. It also introduces concepts of independent sequential and independent simultaneous change. Lesson 1b adds changing other traits of the agent, including the z dimension, and the agent's color and shape (including creating new traits).
Data and Data Analysis video
A very short video (0.36) introducing the concepts of data and data analysis from StarLogo Nova models.
Shared Resources - Economics
Unit Overview - (see attached document below)
For more details on each lesson, see Progress Monitor and Pacing Guide
Lesson 1: