Modeling and Simulation in Science and Mathematics Education (Modeling Dynamic Systems)

Wallace Feurzeig, Nancy Roberts

ISBN 10: 1461271355 / ISBN 13: 9781461271352

Editore: Springer 2013-04-19, 2013

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• Titolo: Modeling and Simulation in Science and Mathematics Education (Modeling Dynamic Systems)
• Editore: Springer 2013-04-19
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1461271355
• ISBN 13: 9781461271352
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

This book/software package brings the tools and excitement of modeling to pre-college teachers, to researchers involved in curriculum development, and to software developers interested in the pre-college market.

Contenuti

1: Modeling Tools for Students and Teachers.- 1. Modeling Clay for Thinking and Learning.- 2. Training System Modelers: The NSF CC-STADUS and CC-SUSTAIN Projects.- 3. Construction of Models to Promote Scientific Understanding.- 4. A Visual Modeling Tool for Mathematics Experiment and Inquiry.- 5. Decentralized Modeling and Decentralized Thinking.- 6. An Object-Based Modeling Tool for Science Inquiry.- 2: Model-Based Inquiry.- 7. GasLab: An Extensible Modeling Toolkit for Connecting Micro- and Macro-properties of Gases.- 8. Designing Computer Models That Teach.- 9. Modeling as Inquiry Activity in School Science: What’s the Point?.- 10. Alternative Approaches to Using Modeling and Simulation Tools for Teaching Science.- 3: Toward Extended Modeling Environments.- 11. The Developing Scientist as Craftsperson.- 12. Multisensory Immersion as a Modeling Environment for Learning Complex Scientific Concepts.- Conclusion: Introducing Modeling into the Curriculum.- Appendix A. Websites of Contributing Authors.- Appendix B. Contents of Enclosed CD-ROM.