| History and Biology of Smallpox: A General Introduction to the Epidemic Spread of Disease |
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Author(s):
John Heinbokel, & Jeff Potash |
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This series of case-studies developed by the Waters Center for System Dynamics examines the dynamics and impacts of such epidemics primarily through the lens of one specific disease --smallpox.
Complex Systems Connection: Separate Cause and Effect.
For some illness/disease, symptoms appear long after initial infection. Sometimes people travel great distance while infected because they are unaware of the infection. Medical "detectives" faced with an epidemic must understand how the infection spreads and how quickly. Delays in the system make this more difficult. |
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 7 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
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Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 7 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/lesson7.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 6 |
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Author(s):
Jeff potash, & John Heinbokel |
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Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 6 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/lesson6.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 5 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 5 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/lesson5.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 4 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 4 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/lesson4.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 3 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 3 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/lesson3.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 2 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 2 from "Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending," a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/Lesson2.asp
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| Dollars and Sense Lesson 1 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
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Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 1 from Dollars and Sense: Stay in the Black: Saving and Spending a Personal Finance Curriculum. In developing an understanding of how the pieces of our economic system work together, students should start with a deepened understanding of their own finances. This set of lessons focuses on core saving and spending systems that shape the outcomes of personal financial decisions. Future modules will link these saving and spending concepts with other important elements of personal finance (investment, credit, debt, and human capital).
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/Lesson1.asp
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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 7 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
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Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 7 contains three computer simulations, each intended to challenge students to apply what they have learned in previous lessons to help a desperate individual or couple with a looming financial catastrophe. Though each of the problems presented involves a slightly different concern, they all involve a combination of credit card and loan issues complicated by imbalances relating to spending. Can personal finance issues of these people be salvaged? And if so, at what cost and what trade-offs?
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts.
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. The lessons in Dollars and Sense II illustrate both immediate and long-term impacts, both beneficial (to savers) and harmful (to debtors) of compound interest on overall financial health |
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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 6 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
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Cross-Curricular |
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This lesson (Lesson 6) contains five computer simulations designed to broaden students’ ability to manage long-term installment loans as part of their larger personal finances. Building on their new understanding of compounding Interest, students will evaluate the impact of three real world systems over the life of the loan: DEPRECIATION (where the value of an item or property falls over time at a regular rate); APPRECIATION (where value increases); and Net annual INCOME GROWTH (where personal buying power increases). Students will revisit the different types of Installment Loans from Lesson 4 to experiment with and evaluate the effects of changing VALUE and INCOME on their decisions about whether or not to pursue Installment Loans.
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts
Managing money, in personal finances or in running a business, often involves setting both short-term and long-term goals. Sometimes goals are in conflict between these timeframes, such as spending now versus saving/investing for future financial well-being. The lessons in Dollars and Sense II illustrate both immediate and long-term impacts, both beneficial (to savers) and harmful (to debtors) of compound interest on overall financial health |
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