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| Assessing Progress in Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling: Some Thoughts for Educators |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Implementation |
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A discussion of the methods and building blocks which help educators achieve success in introducing and understanding system dynamics. |
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| Behind Closed Gates: Potential dynamics when one group or individual is given complete control over another |
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Author(s):
Jen Andersen, Anne LaVigne, Jeff Potash, & Lees Stuntz |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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This lesson with accompanying simulation is loosely based on an experiment that was conducted at Stanford University in 1971. Phillip Zimbardo wanted to see how typical people would act if they were asked to take on roles of prisoners and prison guards for a two-week period. The experiment was stopped after only six days because of escalating, abusive behavior of the guards and concerns about the well-being of the prisoners.
In the simulation, students take on the role of a social scientist, trying to understand how a similar situation (with guards having complete control over prisoners)can create specific human responses, such as fear,repression, and resistance. They can then compare this situation to a host of other similar situations, fictional or real. |
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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/simulations/prison_simulation.asp
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| Building Systems into the History/Social Studies Curricula: Some Preliminary Thoughts |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Social Studies |
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Thoughts on using systems thinking and dynamic modeling to improve levels of historical literacy. |
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| Demo Dozen |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash, & John Heinbokel |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Demo Dozen consists of a Companion and a collection of 13 STELLA models, designed to provide insight into the breadth and
power of relatively simple system dynamics computer simulations to engage students and
teachers in critical explorations of the systems that surround them. |
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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 1 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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"Can Compound Interest Work for Me?" is the title of this first lesson from "Dollars and Sense II: Our Interest in Interest, Managing Savings and Debt." This lesson contains 3 hands-on and progressively challenging simulations designed to let students explore and experience the system of compounding interest.
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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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/Dollars%20and%20Sense%20II/ds2_lesson1.asp
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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 2 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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The second lesson from "Dollars and Sense II: Our Interest in Interest, Managing Savings and Debt," "How Can I Maximize Savings While Spending?" contains 5 computer hands-on simulations designed to let students investigate the relative importance of careful saving and compound interest.
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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Link to the simulation: http://www.clexchange.org/curriculum/dollarsandsense/Dollars%20and%20Sense%20II/ds2_lesson2.asp
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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 3 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 3 contains two computer “hands-on” simulations designed to introduce students to the basics of how credit card interest charges work. In this lesson students will experience how the costs of credit card borrowing can quickly escalate, sometimes beyond their control!
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 4 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Lesson 4 contains three computer “hands-on” simulations designed to let students explore different types of Installment Loans, including auto loans, home mortgages, and personal 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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| Dollars and Sense II Lesson 5 |
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Author(s):
Jeff Potash |
Subject:
Cross-Curricular |
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Building on the introduction to credit card use in Lesson 3, Lesson 5 contains two computer hands-on simulations that are designed to help students extend their understanding of real world, ongoing credit card use and its relationship to one’s overall personal finances. The simulations challenge students to both create and then address personal scenarios of interest while further managing ongoing credit card use in the larger context of saving, spending, and savings goals.
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 |
Subject:
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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