| The Fish Pond Story |
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Author(s):
Malcolm Brooks, & Richard Tu |
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Cross-Curricular |
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The sample game developed by Richard Tu in Taiwan and a simple simulation used in Maine based upon that game.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System. In systems where renewable resources are used up, people often blame others. Decisions to use the resource faster than it can be replenished is the real cause, however. |
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| The Mammoth Extinction Game |
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Author(s):
Gene Stamell, A Ticotsky, & R Quaden |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Prepared with the support of the Gordon Stanley Brown Fund. In this interdisciplinary science, math, and social studies lesson, third graders examine how the wooly mammoth became extinct about 11,000 years ago. With a game and a hands-on model they learn about graphing, probability anda exponential decay in math, and they are intorduced to system dynamics modeling as a useful tool for looking at problems. |
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| The Shape of Change |
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Author(s):
Rob Quaden, Alan Ticotsky, & Debra Lyneis |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Eleven hands-on lessons/activities that promote critical thinking, teamwork and dialogue.
Complex Systems Connection: Some lessons in the Shape of Change series can be used to illustrate specific characteristics of complex systems. Please see individual lessons for more information. |
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Link to the file: http://www.clexchange.org/cleproducts/shapeofchange.asp
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| The Shape of Change Models |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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These are the models that accompany The Shape of Change lessons.
Complex Systems Connection: Some lessons in the Shape of Change series can be used to illustrate specific characteristics of complex systems. Please see individual lessons for more information. |
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| The Shape of Change: Stocks and Flows |
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Author(s):
Rob Quaden, Alan Ticotsky, & Debra Lyneis |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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This book builds on lessons developed in "The Shape of Change," Students learn why things change, using stock/flow diagrams as a tool to give them a way to visually represent and examine the causes of change.
Complex Systems Connection: Some lessons in the Shape of Change series can be used to illustrate specific characteristics of complex systems. Please see individual lessons for more information. |
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Link to the file: http://www.clexchange.org/shapeofchange/
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| The Tree Game for Primary Students (Grades K-3) |
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Author(s):
Anne LaVigne, & Lindsey Weaver |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Students explore what happens to the number of trees in a forest over time as a forester plants and a lumberjack harvests a certain number of trees each year. While playing the game, the class tracks the number of trees over time. Students can see trends and discuss what’s happening to the forest and why, connecting it to real-world needs and desires for lumber and paper products. They can then run and discuss a second scenario that shows how that trend can be reversed.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System, Short and Long Term Conflicts. People sometimes decide to use natural resources to meet present goals (satisfy customers, increase profits) and ignore long-term consequences. In systems where renewable resources are used up, people often blame others. Decisions to use the resource faster than it can be replenished is the real cause, however. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/shapeofchange/soc_6_treegame.asp
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| Thinking about Drinking: What are the Effects of Drinking Alcohol |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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The purpose of this simulation is to increase awareness of potential effects of alcohol on the body over a 12-hour period. The simulation provides students and adults an opportunity to see what happens over time after the consumption of alcohol. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/simulations/alcohol_simulation.asp
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| Three Things to Remember About Behavior-over-Time Graphs |
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Author(s):
Alan Ticotsky |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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BOTGs are designed to represent our thinking. All BOTG graphs allow our 'mental models' to take a visual form so we can share them, or analyze them ourselves. Alan Ticotsky presents three insights which will help utilize BOTGs effectively. |
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| Understanding the Tragedy of the Sahel (D-4302) |
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Author(s):
Corey L. Lofdahl |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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A system dynamics analysis of the Sahel famine, through the tragedy of the commons and a number of models. Requires a Macintosh computer and STELLA software.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System. In systems where renewable resources are used up, people often blame others. Decisions to use the resource faster than it can be replenished is the real cause, however. |
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| Using Computer Models To Apply Concepts In Math (D-4326-1) |
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Author(s):
Tad T. Sudnick |
Subject:
Math |
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This paper advocates applying math knowledge in a high school science classroom on the premise that science and math should be taught together and that computer modeling is an extremely effective means of doing so. |
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