2000/2001 Leadership Program

SC2000 - Training Materials

( Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view pdf files.)

I. "Developing Educational Leadership in Computational Science" Grant Proposal - pdf

II. Teacher Enhancement Information Brief - pdf

III. Call for Participation Brochure (Side 1 - Side 2) - pdf

IV. Professional Society Memberships

a) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society
-Information and Membership Forms - pdf
IEEE helps advance global prosperity by promoting the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.

b) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Information and Membership Forms - pdf
ACM is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology. With a world-wide membership of 80,000, ACM functions as a locus for computing professionals and students working in the various fields of Information Technology.

V. SC2000 Education Program (Agenda - pdf)

a) Biology Workbench
The Biology WorkBench is a revolutionary web-based tool for biologists. The WorkBench allows biologists to search many popular protein and nucleic acid sequence databases. Database searching is integrated with access to a wide variety of analysis and modeling tools, all within a point and click interface that eliminates file format compatibility problems.

b) The Bowfin Project
The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park and the MHPCC have joined forces to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the US Submarine Navy. A submarine-science/education model describes a historical timeline of submarine development by highlighting five US submarines and examining one or more physics concepts and associated scientific principles for each. Mathematical models are developed to illustrate the various physics concepts, many of which can be implemented in Excel; others require the use of high performance computing.

c) ChemViz
The Chemistry Visualization program at NCSA (ChemViz) is a program which uses the power of the World Wide Web in combination with the power of the SGI supercomputer to generate images of atoms, molecules, and atomic orbitals.

d) GirlTECH
GirlTECH, a teacher professional development program, attacks the problem of girls' under-use of computers with a two-week program that first makes teachers aware of the under representation of women in IT, then promotes strategies for teachers to encourage girls to become part of the IT workforce. Click here for additional information about GirlTECH.

e) Mathematica Training Material ( MathReader is required to view notebook files.)
Material provided by Ken Flurchick, Director of Scientific Programs at Ohio Supercomputer Center.

f) Microsoft Excel
Material provided by Edna Gentry, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Barb Helland, Associate Director of Technical Operations at Krell Institute.

Tutorial Table of Contents

Modeling with Excel (These files can be viewed through an Internet browser.):

National Science Education Standards - doc

Mathematical and Computational Modeling - doc

Groundwater Model Slideshow Presentation - ppt
Groundwater Lesson Plan - doc

The Plume Experiment - doc

Soil Absorption Rate Experiment - doc

Experiment Findings with Iterated Data and Charts - xls

Analysis of Mars-Based Temperature Data - doc

Heart Model using Cellular Automata - doc

Heat Transfer Model using Cellular Automata - doc

Forest Fire Model Instructions - doc
Forest Fire Model using Cellular Automata - doc

Population Problem Model - doc

Water Water Everywhere Project - doc

g) Project Interactivate
Material provided by Robert Panoff, President and Executive Director of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. The goals of Project Interactivate are the creation, collection, evaluation, and dissemination of java-based courseware for middle school mathematics explorations. "Interactivated" lessons, discussions, and activities enable the teacher to extend hands-on activities and to teach new content areas with professional competence and confidence, incorporating technology in appropriate ways.

h) MASTER Tools
MASTER Tools, developed by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. are the result of on-going collaborations with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), George Mason University, and other education organizations. They are designed to be interactive tools and simulation environments that enable and encourage exploration and discovery through observation, conjecture, and modeling activities.

i) Lessons using STELLA (STELLA is required to view activity files.)
Material provided by Susan Ragan, Maryland Virtual High School, and Lisa Bievenue, Education Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The STELLA software has been the gold standard for model building and simulation software since its introduction in 1985. From K-12 through Graduate School, thousands of students, teachers and researchers, make effective use of the software. They use the software to render, then test, their mental models of everything from how a bowl of soup cools to how a galaxy expands…and everything in between.

Biology:
Carbon Cycle Overview - pdf
Carbon Cycle Student Guide - pdf

Deer Population Overview - pdf
Deer Population Student Guide - pdf

Enzyme Model - Catalase Overview - pdf
Enzyme Model - Catalase Student Guide - pdf
Enzyme Model - Catalase Activity - stm

Peppered Moth Overview - pdf
Peppered Moth Activity - stm

Chemistry:
Radioactive Decay Overview - pdf
Radioactive Decay Student Guide - pdf

Mathematics:
Epidemic Student Guide - pdf
Epidemic Activity - stm

Real World Problems: Money,Population Student Guide - pdf

Multidisciplinary:
Flow Rates Overview (Biology, Chemistry, or Math) - pdf

Projectile Motion Overview (Physics or Math) - pdf
Projectile Motion Activity - stm

Physics:
Kinematics of Tailgating Overview - pdf
Kinematics of Tailgating Activity - stm

VI. Mathematica Training Material ( MathReader is required to view the following notebook files.)

Material provided by Wolfram Research, Inc. Through innovation and progressive growth, Wolfram Research, Inc. continues to thrive as the world's leading technical software company. Wolfram Research products maintain a reputation for innovation, power, quality, and elegance. The company's aim can be summarized: "Pushing the Envelope of Technical Computing."

Overview

Introduction to Mathematica Course Notes
Introduction to Mathematica Lecture Notes

Tour of Mathematica Course Notes
Tour of Mathematica Lecture Notes

Numerics Course Notes
Numerics Lecture Notes

Typesetting Course Notes
Typesetting Lecture Notes

Graphics Course Notes
Graphics Lecture Notes

Introduction to Programming Course Notes
Introduction to Programming Lecture Notes

External Files and Programs Course Notes
External Files and Programs Lecture Notes

Notebooks Course Notes
Notebooks Lecture Notes

Topics in Programming Course Notes
Topics in Programming Lecture Notes

VII. Important Links

a) National Computational Science Leadership Program
The National Computational Science Leadership Program website contains details about the program, a map illustrating geographic distribution of the selected teams, and contact information for participating teachers and Education Progam Committee members. In addition, individual profile pages provide teachers an opportunity to share information about themselves, their schools and classrooms, and their experiences at the SC conferences. Also included are web-based lessons, journal entries, and an overview of the program's impact on teachers. A search engine allows viewers to search for teachers by name or state.

b) ECU Technology Initiatives: Teacher Enhancement (TE) Grant
ECU's Teacher Enhancement Grant website contains a summary of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) grant, ECU's news release announcing the award, the "Developing Educational Leadership in Computational Science" proposal, and minutes taken during TE Advisory Committee meetings. Interested individuals may also review the online SC2000/2001 Training Program application and the Teacher Enhancement Program video.


* Material on this CD must not be redistributed or used for commercial purposes. * Participating Organizations and Program Sponsors:
Association for Computing Machinery l Cisco Systems, Inc. l Compaq Computer Corporation l East Carolina University l High Performance Systems l Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society l Krell Institute l Microsoft Corporation l National Aeronautics and Space Administration l National Center for Atmospheric Research l National Center for Supercomputing Applications l National Science Foundation l Ohio Supercomputer Center l SBC DataComm l SC Conference l Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. l University of Alabama in Huntsville l Wolfram Research, Inc.