Casting a Wide Net: Applied Computational Thinking
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Casting a Wide Net:Applied Computational Thinking
Office of STEM Education Partnerships
innovate, educate, collaborate
http://ct-stem.northwestern.edu
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF grant CNS-1138461. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations are those of the investigators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
Building interest and proficiency in computational thinking in STEM
About Us
Modeling projectile motion with Angry Birds!
Teachers interacting during our 2-day workshop
PIs: Michael Horn, Kemi Jona, Vicky Kalogera, Laura Trouille, Uri WilenskyResearch Faculty: Kai OrtonGraduate Students: Elham Beheshti, David WeintropHigh School Lead Teachers: Ami Lefevre, Tim Miller, Mark Vondracek
See Reverse for more info on our Activities
Our Program
• Define Computational Thinking for STEM disciplines
• Develop Computational Thinking in STEM assessments
• Create Computational Thinking activities that can be embedded in existing high school STEM courses
• Document Computational Thinking learning and attitudinal gains
• Create a pipeline to the new AP CS Principles course
• Impact a broad cross-section of students, including under-represented groups
• Engage 45 teachers and over 1000 high-school students and teachers in Computational Thinking activities
• Conduct professional development workshops on how to bring Computational Thinking into STEM classrooms
For access to curricular materials, please visit http://ct-stem.northwestern.edu/lesson-plans
Northwestern University Computational Thinking in STEM High-School 2 - 4 Hour Lesson Plans
Physics: CT-STEM Skills NGSS Practices Students…
Angry Birds 2,4,5,8 model physical systems and investigate 2-D equations of motion for projectiles
Ohm’s Law 2,3,5,6 generate and analyze data on current/resistance using tabletop experiments and simulations
Resonance 2,5,8 apply an inquiry approach to understanding resonance using PhET models
Modifying Code 2,3,4,5 learn programming basics by investigating gravitational forces and orbits in NetLogo
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Math:
NetLogo Rugby 2,3,4,5 use modeling software to generate data and develop Rugby strategies
Census Data 2,3,4,5,8 model U.S. census housing data with computational tools and mathematic equations
Drake Equation 1,3,5,8 use probability to estimate the likelihood of life on other planets
Flowcharts 5,6,8 design algorithms and solve problems by creating flowcharts
Chemistry:
iLab Radioactivity # 3,4,5,8 study radioactive diffusion by remotely running experiments with a real Geiger counter
NetLogo Rusting * 2,3,4,5,8 investigate how different factors affect the chemical process of rusting at a molecular level
Gas Laws 2,4,5,6 use computer simulations and data analysis tools to uncover the gas laws
Atomic Motion 2,4,5,8 use the Molecular Workbench toolkit to study emergent phenomena in matter
Biology:
DNA Sequencing 2,5,6 study and apply the “Shotgun Algorithm” that was used to sequence the human genome
Competition * 2,4,5,6,8 explore producer/consumer interactions in an ecosystem using NetLogo
Hardy-Weinberg 2,4,5 investigate how different variables affect the genetics of a population with NetLogo
Evolution Trees 2,3,4,5,8 study the similarities/differences between gene sequences of different animals
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1. Asking questions and defining problems2. Developing and using models3. Planning and carrying out investigations4. Analyzing and interpreting data
5. Using mathematics and computational thinking6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions7. Engaging in argument from evidence8. Obtaining, evaluating, communicating information
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* Activities developed by the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling # Activities developed by Office of STEM Education Partnerships