Overview
This unit introduces computational thinking practices which include data practices, modeling and simulation practices, computational problem solving practices, and systems thinking practices. These practices are introduced to students in the context of a biology unit about ecology.
Underlying Pages
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0. Student Directions -
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1. Modeling Ecosystems -
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2. Making Computational Models of Ecosystems -
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3. Making the Model More Realistic -
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Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
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- Expand Collapse NGSS Crosscutting Concept
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Computational Thinking in STEM
- Expand Collapse Data Practices
- Expand Collapse Modeling and Simulation Practices
- Expand Collapse Computational Problem Solving Practices
- Expand Collapse Systems Thinking Practices