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Susan Juhl, Sugat Dabholkar
Biology
1 - 50 minute period
6th through 10th grade (written with Special Education Freshmen in mind)
v5
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Overview

In this opening lesson, students will use a NetLogo Model and explore how it works.  As an introduction, we will work with a NetLogo Computational Model that involves the spread of COVID-19 through a neighborhood.  This way we will learn how a computational model can be used for figuring things out.  Later in the Unit, we will meet Ingrid and try to solve a mystery using a different Model designed to answer our question.

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Standards

Next Generation Science Standards
  •   Engineering, Technology, Applications of Science
    • [HS-ETS1-1] Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.
  •   NGSS Crosscutting Concept
    • Patterns
    • Causation
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