| Some Basic Concepts in System Dynamics (D-4894) |
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Author(s):
Jay W. Forrester |
Subject:
System Dynamics |
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In its full development, system dynamics is a discipline with the scope of science, education, law, engineering, or medicine. On the other hand, it is becoming clear that teachers in ordinary K-12 schools can make enough progress in two or three years to achieve major improvement in students’ thinking, self reliance, and enthusiasm for learning.This paper gives a glimpse of the principles and concepts that make up an understanding of complex social and economic systems. |
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| Steps to Downloading Road Maps from the Internet (D-4662) |
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Author(s):
Stephanie Albin, & Nan Lux |
Subject:
Road Maps |
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From SDEP. Explains how to download Road Maps from the sysdyn.mit.edu website as well as how to download the Acrobat Reader software necessary for viewing/printing Road Maps and the other CLE documents. |
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| Stream Assimilation Capacity for Waste Material |
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Author(s):
Tran Pham |
Subject:
Science |
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From the Maryland Virtual High School. The unit objective is to develop a model which will simulate the biodegradable process of man-made waste released into a stream. Students can design, experiment, collect data, build a model, evaluate the model, and redesign it to produce a working model applying appropriate mathematics and chemistry concepts. Funded by the Gordon Brown Fund. |
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| Stress on the First Day of Middle School |
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Author(s):
Jane Macon Middle School Teachers |
Subject:
Personal Growth and Development |
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From the Gist Project. Students use a Behavior-over-Time graph to demonstrate their stress/anxiety on the first day of Middle School, and write about it. Two weeks later they repeat the activity and write about their changed feelings. |
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| Student/Teacher Mentor Program in Modeling and Simulation |
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Author(s):
Susan Ragan |
Subject:
Project Histories |
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From the Maryland Virtual High School. A description of the Student/Teacher Mentor Program in the Modeling and Simulation course taught at Montgomery Blair High School, with samples of a unit test, worksheets, project ideas and evaluation form. Funded by |
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| Students Taking a Systems Approach to Drinking and Driving |
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Author(s):
Stephany Yerger |
Subject:
Social Studies |
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From CC-STADUS. A member of the class of 1999 at La Salle High School reports on the project she and classmates undertook to create a tool for hands-on alcohol education using STELLA. Model included. |
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| Studying The Lorax with Feedback Loops |
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Author(s):
Rob Quaden, & Alan Ticotsky |
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Cross-Curricular |
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Students read "The Lorax," by Dr. Suess, and then develop a connection circle and causal loops to understand and illustrate the themes of the story.
Complex Systems Connection: Separate Cause and Effect, Short and Long Term Conflicts. Short-term focus on making money results in depletion of resource and environmental degradation over time and the collapse of the business. Actions and their detrimental consequences are separated by time. |
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| Succession from Sand Dune to Maritime Forest on a Barrier Island |
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Author(s):
Aili Carlson, & Sarah Clemmitt |
Subject:
Science |
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From the Maryland Virtual High School. By building a computer model of a complex dynamic system--the succession form sand dune to maritime forest on a barrier island--the student develops an understanding of the relationships among many contributing variables. The exercise deals with both modeling skills and the ecology of barrier islands. Funded by the Gordon Brown Fund. |
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| System Dynamics - the Next Fifty Years (D-4892) |
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Author(s):
Jay W. Forrester |
Subject:
System Dynamics |
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Fifty years after its creation, Professor Forrester reviews the current status of the field of system dynamics and assesses prospects for the next fifty. Forrester focuses on the challenges the field must face if it is to realize its potential. |
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| System Dynamics and Learner-Centered Learning in Kindergarten through 12th Grade Education (D-4337) |
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Author(s):
Jay W. Forrester |
Subject:
Why K12 SD |
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An argument for the necessity of change in the educational process and the applicability of system dynamics in K-12 education. By the founder of the discipline of system dynamics. |
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