| Behavior-Over-Time Graphs as Literature and Writing Tools |
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Author(s):
Frank Draper |
Subject:
English |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. English curriculum activity using BOTG's. |
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| BOTG Activities for Ninth Grade Literature |
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Author(s):
Heidi Blocker, et.al. |
Subject:
English |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Draft of material being field-tested during the 97-98 school year, in which students analyze characters and their responses to various conflicts by creating Behavior Over Time Graphs. |
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| Chocolates, Vanillas, Strawberries, and Orwell: An Animal Farm Physical Simulation |
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Author(s):
Nancy Campbell, & Ron Michalak |
Subject:
English |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Following a physical simulation, students use Behavior over Time Graphs to study the "Animal Farm" and "chocolate" systems, and make oral and written connections between the novel and the simulation. After reading the novel, students relate it to the Success to the Successful archetype.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System. The success of the three groups is based largely on the "rules" of the game, not on the abilities or talents of the "players" The system structure generates the problem of some groups getting greater and greater success, while others become worse off over time. |
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| Drama - Public Speaking: Factors of Success |
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Author(s):
Pat Burrows, & Anne LaVigne |
Subject:
English |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Practicing their speeches in order to improve their final performance, students learn to understand how various factors relating to performance affect one another and learn to give specific information about patterns observed. |
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| Dynamic Modeling with Computers: A Tool for Learning |
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Author(s):
Lees N. Stuntz |
Subject:
Project Histories |
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A short descriptive article giving an overview of the use of dynamic modeling in the curriculum. |
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| Focus on Folk Tales and Fairy Tales |
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Author(s):
Tori Christopher, & Anne LaVigne |
Subject:
English |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Students read folk tales and fairy tales and use systems concepts and tools to analyze the events, patterns, structures and mental models within them. |
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| Let It Snow: Micro-Lesson |
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Author(s):
Anne LaVigne, & Lees Stuntz |
Subject:
Micro Lesson |
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Micro Lesson for Splash! |
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| Simulating Hamlet in the Classroom D-4540-1 |
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Author(s):
Pamela Lee Hopkins |
Subject:
English |
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An example of a STELLA model's direct use in a high school English classroom environment. |
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| System Dynamics in K-12 Education: Lessons Learned |
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Author(s):
Debra Lyneis, & Lees N. Stuntz |
Subject:
Implementation |
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This is a follow-up report from the 2001 SD in K-12 planning meeting held at Essex, MA. Key players in the K-12 SD field reflect on their work, lessons they have learned, and future plans. |
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| Systems Education For Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade in the United States: A View from the Creative Learning Exchange |
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Author(s):
Lees N. Stuntz |
Subject:
Project Histories |
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An overview of 7 different schools using system dynamics and the means by which they began, gives insights into how other school systems might approach the venture. |
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