Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Thermal Equilibrium Link Students will use a NetLogo model to learn about thermal equilibration and develop skills with investigating a complex… Read more “Thermal Equilibration – Comparing Individual And Aggregate Levels Of A System”
Category: Code-Based Resources
Resources that include students learning how to build programs.
Determination Of The Properties Of The Pendulum
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Pendulums Link A pendulum is a classic example of periodic motion, which is a motion that is repetitive, redundant, keeps repeating… Read more “Determination Of The Properties Of The Pendulum”
Hardy-Weinberg Population Genetics
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Hardy-Weinberg Equation Link Biology students will use the Hardy Weinberg Classroom Model Net Logo program created by Kenneth Letendre. They will… Read more “Hardy-Weinberg Population Genetics”
Wolf vs. Sheep
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Predator/Prey Relationships Link They will look at single population of organisms and investigate how population growth is influenced by limiting factors… Read more “Wolf vs. Sheep”
Phospholipids Between Us: (Part 2) Transport Through Cell Membranes
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Membranes Transport Link The activity focuses on student understanding of the biology concept of passive diffusion. Each activity is divided into… Read more “Phospholipids Between Us: (Part 2) Transport Through Cell Membranes”
Phospholipids Between Us: (Part 1) Understanding Membranes
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Membranes formation Link This activity allows students to qualitatively understand the dynamics of membrane formation. Students will use computational tools to… Read more “Phospholipids Between Us: (Part 1) Understanding Membranes”
Atomic Motion In Different States of Matter
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Chemistry Link After a brief mini-lecture and follow-up handout defining the terms atom, molecule, element, and compound, students use the Concord… Read more “Atomic Motion In Different States of Matter”
Atomic Forces And Phase Transitions
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Phase Change Link Students will explore phase transitions and packing structure using a model of atoms based on the Lennard-Jones potential.
Constructing A Simple Model: Solid Diffusion
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Diffusion Link This lesson introduces the ABM design process as well as a number of important ABM concepts by guiding the… Read more “Constructing A Simple Model: Solid Diffusion”
Computational Biology: DNA Sequencing And Inherited Traits
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: DNA Sequencing Link The students learn about computational biology careers and use professional computational biology tools to carry out DNA sequencing… Read more “Computational Biology: DNA Sequencing And Inherited Traits”
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