Opinion Dynamics for StarLogo Nova

Original author

Resource type

• GUTS Curriculum Modules

Content area

• Science- Social Sciences

Use type

• Middle School

Tools

• StarLogo Nova

Tags

• debate
• polling

Opinion Dynamics- Spring 2016

Pacing Guide: Opinion Dynamics

Week 1: Introduction to Opinion Dynamics & complex systems

• Overview of the Opinion Dynamics Unit (doc)
• Opinion Formation Debate (doc) description of activity
• Opinion Formation cards (doc) for school uniform debate
• additional resource for school uniform debate
• Progress Monitor for creating the base model (weeks 1 & 2) 

Week 2: Influencing opinions- agents circulating in a community

• Activity- Red or Green? (pdf)
• Progress Monitor for creating the base model (weeks 1 & 2)

Week 3: Does Your Opinion Count? Polling & Sampling

• Activity- 27 Blind Mice (doc)
• Progress Monitor (weeks 3 &4) creating polling areas

Week 4: Polling & Sampling Continued- movable & multiple locations

• video- Science of Public Opinions (2:49)
• Progress Monitor (weeks 3 &4) creating polling areas

Week 5: Opinion Dynamics - Data analysis and further alterations to base model

• Data collection form for model experiments

Week 6: Opinion Dynamics - Experimentation, Analyzing data and prepare for presentation

• Data collection form for model experiments

Additional Activities to try:

• Does Your Opinion Count?
• Data sheet- Does Your Opinion Count?
• Making Group Decisions- topics & questions to think about

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