Activity Materials for Students
- What will I learn?
- What real world problem will
I investigate?
- What
do I need to know?
- What does the model look like?
- What research topics can I explore with the modell?
- Stella tutorial
- What
words do I need to know?
- Show me other web pages on this topic!
Materials for Teachers
- A
note to teachers
- Additional
background material
- National
Standards
- Objectives
- Instructional Framework
- Unit plan and Lesson plans
- Evaluation
Rubrics
Related Links
Research Worksheet
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Microsoft Office version
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Acrobat version
Topic: ____________________________________
Food Chain:
(producer)_________________ to
(first order consumer)___________________ to
(second
order consumer) ______________________
Numerical information on populations:
Research your topic to obtain the following information and complete the chart below. This will allow you to set the sliders on the model to replicate your topic.
| population | initial # | birth rate | natural death rate |
producer limit | loss to consumer (grass lost to rabbits etc.) | rate
of mutation (change) in "changed rabbits" |
other useful information about population |
| producer |
X
|
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| first
order consumer |
X
|
X
|
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| second order consumer |
X
|
X
|
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| changed population |
X
|
X
|
X
|
Now run your simulation and collect data. Create a graph. Then write a summary of the observed results. Record this information in a paragraph.
Discuss any sources of error in this simulation which could have caused your data to be misleading.
Now you are ready to present your topic to the class. Review the rubric on presentations before you plan
