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Photos of Abstraction - Summer 2017
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This is a place to post photographs of abstractions.
I'll start us off with this one:
Experiences for new CS teachers and/or new teachers?
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I'm curious to hear from those of you that implemented Project GUTS / CS in Science and had it be their first exposure to computer science material (and possibly to teaching science, for brand new teachers).
What was that like? Did you feel like working through GUTS gave you a grounding in CS material, or did you have to seek other resources to explain things that came up in class?
My background is in computational physical sciences, so the curriculum is really fun for me to work with. I'm wondering about how it has been for folks that are newer to the material.
Misconception: it is not a complex system because the modeler is the "leader"
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Early in Project GUTS' research we found that a small percentage of students thought the modeled complex systems were not complex systems because the agents had a "leader" directing them, namely the programmer / modeler. While it might be true if the programmer gave explicit instructions to the agents on where to be at all times such as "move to x1,y1 at time z1", "move to x2,y2 at time z2" etc.
An Example of CT in the Workplace
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Feedback loops
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What is a Complex Adaptive System?
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Experimental Design Form (Predator)
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In CS in Science, Module 3, Lesson 3, Activity 2, run experiments on your new model with a predator. Use the Experimental Design Form, and add a link to your completed form here.
Experimental Design Form (Albedo Slider)
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In CS in Science, Module 2, Lesson 2, Activity 2, add a slider to change the Albedo of your model, and run experiments. Record you results on the Experimental Design form, and add a link to your completed form here.
Lesson 1
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For each Lesson in Module 4, reflect on how you would teach this in your class, focusing on one of the following components of the lesson (choose a different component for each lesson/reflection in this Module).
- Lesson Objectives
- Teaching Summary (do activities or estimated times need to be changed?)
- Suggested Assessment Questions
- Standards
- Responsiveness to various student needs
Post your reflection here.