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An Introduction to Using Systems Thinking and STELLA in the Classroom

An Introduction to Using Systems Thinking and STELLA in the Classroom. Presented by: Mark Clemente National Institute of Aerospace. Resources for this presentation. http://livebinders.com/edit?id=4349.

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An Introduction to Using Systems Thinking and STELLA in the Classroom

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  1. An Introduction to Using Systems Thinking and STELLA in the Classroom Presented by: Mark Clemente National Institute of Aerospace

  2. Resources for this presentation http://livebinders.com/edit?id=4349

  3. “A system is an interconnected set of elements that is coherently organized in a way that achieves something” Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems: A Primer (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008) 11 What is a system?

  4. Examples of Systems Digestive Forest Community

  5. Magic Spring Toy (aka Slinky™)

  6. Bathtubs A bathtub is a simple system

  7. Bathtub System Draining 1: Bathtub 1: 30 1 1 1: 15 1 1 1: 0 0.00 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 Minutes 11:46 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 Water in bathtub

  8. Understanding Behavior Over Time Dynamic Equilibrium 1: Bathtub 1: 26 1 1 1 1 1: 25 1: 24 0.00 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 Minutes 11:34 AM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 Water in bathtub

  9. Modeling Systems with STELLA

  10. Stocks & Flows The bathtub is a stock

  11. Stocks & Flows The faucet and the drain are flows

  12. Other Stocks & Flows Same thing, different units

  13. Feedback Loops Balancing Loop

  14. Balancing Loops 1: Population 1: 450 1 1 1 1: 250 1 1: 50 0.00 15.00 30.00 45.00 60.00 Time

  15. Applying Systems Thinking in the Classroom Non-software-based Software-based Use Systems Thinking Stock & flow Mapping Use Model-based Concepts Materials

  16. Earth Systems Science & STELLA An example: GLOBE Carbon Cycle Program • Bringing cutting edge research & techniques into the classroom • STELLA models that use input data collected by students and researchers • Focus on using technology & modeling to give students an understanding of local and global carbon cycles

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