| Kangaroo Rat Populations |
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Steve Uyeda, & Mike Slootmaker |
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Science |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Draft of material field tested during the 97-98 school year, in which students will analyze a current dynamic system, make predictions about what happens if variables change, validate the current system through appropriate readings, and modify the model to reflect possible changes. This unit is species and location specific, but the model and presentation style are adaptable.
Complex Systems Connection: Short and Long Term Conflicts. The ranchers want more grazing land for their cattle now; biologists want to make sure that the ecosystem health is maintained for the long-term. Students take on a role as representative for the Cattle Association in order to investigate the effects of grazing on the land. |
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| Learner-Directed Systems Education: A Successful Example (D-4204) |
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Author(s):
Frank Draper, & Mark Swanson |
Subject:
Why K12 SD |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. A description by innovative teachers of the use of systems education within a middle school classroom setting. |
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| Lessons for System Dynamics Mentors in Schools |
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Author(s):
Will Glass-Husain |
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Implementation |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Updated version of "Lessons for System Dynamics Mentors in Schools"(CLE Newsletter) presented at the 1994 conference of the System Dynamics Society in Stirling, Scotland. Will's view of the evolving mentor role while facilitating system dynamics in a public high school. |
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| Quality and System Dynamics/Systems Thinking: Integrating Them in a Middle School |
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Author(s):
Joan Yates |
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Project Histories |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Staff members at Orange Grove Middle School in Tucson, AZ, have been integrating some of the key practices and principles of total quality, system dynamics, and systems thinking within their school for the past sev |
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| Soda/Profit/Advertising Game |
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Author(s):
Sam DeVore, Will Glass-Husain, & Mike Slootmaker |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. STELLA II v. 3.0 models of the MIT Beer Game, called the Soda Game in our high school version, where students operate a retail soda business. Worksheets included.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System. |
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| The Art of Money in Art: Understanding the Value of a Collectible |
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Author(s):
Maureen Byrne |
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Cross-Curricular |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. Developed for an 8th grade Visual Art course, this unit uses Behavior-over-Time Graphs, causal loop diagrams, and a STELLA model to help students learn many systems concepts as well as their studio art and art history lesson. |
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| The Waters Grant Project - Orange Grove Middle School |
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Author(s):
Orange Grove Middle School |
Subject:
Project Histories |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. A description of the Waters Grant project at the Orange Grove Middle School in Tucson during the fifth year of its existence. The project is committed to developing a Learning Organization in the school's organizat |
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| Tips for Using System Dynamics Tools |
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Author(s):
Catalina Foothills School District |
Subject:
Implementation |
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From CFSD. This paper includes tips for using behavior-over-time graphs, causal loops diagrams and stock/flow maps. It is an excellent reference. |
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| Tooling Game |
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Author(s):
John Sterman, & Will Glass Husain |
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Cross-Curricular |
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From Catalina Foothills School District. STELLA II v. 3.0 model of John Sterman's "Tooling Game of Deadline Pressure." This model helps students analyze study habits; "tooling" is an MIT word for studying.
Complex Systems Connection: Cause within System, Short and Long Term Conflicts. Many people are familiar with the story of the grasshopper and the ant. This simulation allows students to experience the long-term pain of not keeping up with homework assignments! Students may think that teachers are out to "get them" with ever-increasing piles of assignments, but this simulation shows that their own study habits can be to blame for the end-of-the-semester crunch they run into. |
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