2000/2001 Leadership Program

   

SC2000/SC2001 - Training Materials

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

II. Teacher Enhancement Information Brief - pdf

III. Call for Participation Brochures

(SC2000 Side 1 - Side 2) - pdf
(SC2001 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/SC2001 Education Program (SC2000 Agenda/SC2001 Agenda - pdf)

a) Biology Student Workbench
The Biology Student Workbench consists of curricular materials centered around molecular biological investigations, links to educational, scientific, computational, and informational resources, and communication tools to bind together a contributing community of educators.

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 that uses the power of the World Wide Web in combination with the power of the Condor pool, a distributed high-throughput computing network, 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) 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

f) Project Interactivate (PC) (Mac)
Material provided by Bob 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.

g) 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.

h) Problem Solving in Science and Mathematics through Dynamic Computer Models
(STELLA is required to view models.)
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.

Tutorial:
How to Build a STELLA Model - pdf

Biology and Environmental Science:
Deer Population Teacher Materials - pdf
Deer Population Student Activity - pdf
Deer Population Student Assessment - pdf
Deer Population Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Enzyme Reactions Teacher Materials - pdf
Enzyme Reactions Student Activity - pdf
Enzyme Reactions Student Assessment - pdf
Enzyme Reactions Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Peppered Moth Teacher Materials - pdf
Peppered Moth Student Activity - pdf
Peppered Moth Student Assessment - pdf
Peppered Moth Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Chemistry:
Nuclear Decay Teacher Materials - pdf
Nuclear Decay Student Activity - pdf
Nuclear Decay Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Kinetics Teacher Materials - pdf
Kinetics Student Activity - pdf
Kinetics Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Rutherford Gold Foil Teacher Materials - pdf
Rutherford Gold Foil Student Activity - pdf
Rutherford Gold Foil Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Physics:
Simple Kinematics Teacher Materials - pdf
Simple Kinematics Student Activity - pdf
Simple Kinematics Student Assessment - pdf
Simple Kinematics Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Projectile Motion Teacher Materials - pdf
Projectile Motion Student Activity - pdf
Projectile Motion Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Universal Gravitation Teacher Materials - pdf
Universal Gravitation Student Activity - pdf
Universal Gravitation Student Assessment - pdf
Universal Gravitation Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Mathematics:
Using STELLA in Mathematics - pdf

Epidemic Student Activity - pdf
Epidemic Model (PC) - stm

Multidisciplinary:
Carbon Cycle Teacher Materials - pdf
Carbon Cycle Student Activity - pdf
Carbon Cycle Student Assessment - pdf
Carbon Cycle Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

Flow Rates Teacher Materials - pdf
Flow Rates Student Activity - pdf
Flow Rates Student Assessment - pdf
Flow Rates Model (PC) (Mac) - stm

i) Environmental Science Sessions Using STELLA and Exel
Material provided by Bob Gotwals, Computational Science Educator, Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

STELLA Model - River Toxins:
During this session, participants will create a computational model of the movement of pollutants from the head waters of the Neuse River to the Pamlico Sound (located in North Carolina).

River Toxins Case Study - doc

Excel Model - Smokestack Plumes:
During this session, participants will build a spreadsheet model of the dispersion of toxic pollutants emitted from a smokestack. The spreadsheet models the lateral and vertical dispersion of the emitted pollutants as a function of various parameters, including wind velocity, actual and effective stack height, and atmospheric stability.

Smokestack Plumes Case Study - doc
Smokestack Plumes Excel Template - xls

VI. Teaching Models
Material developed by teachers participating in Cadre 1 of the National Computational Science Leadership Program. These teaching models are stored in an online national educational computational science clearinghouse that is accessible to teachers across the country. The clearinghouse contains a variety of exciting biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and math lessons for use in the classroom. Please visit the National Computational Science Leadership Program website to access additional models and other valuable teaching and learning resources.

An Exploration of Newton's Law of Cooling
An Introduction to Statistics and Graphing
Blood Alcohol Content
CO2 in the Classroom
Environmental Decision Making: Our Shrinking Groundwater
Gape Limitation and Gizzard Shad Capacity Limit
Gibberillic Acid's Effect on Plant Growth
Human Population Studies
Kinematics and Dynamics
Modeling Oscillating Systems: Cross-curricular Activity Between Physics and Math
Modeling the Motion of the Pendulum
Physics of Curves
Projectile Motion
Rapid Braking Event
Understanding the Carbon Cycle
Water Quality Monitoring
Welcome to Troubled Waters
Why Is Alaska So Cool?

VII. Selected Monthly Online Conference Session Material
Material provided by Bob Gotwals, Computational Science Educator, Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. From January to July, teachers participating in the National Computational Science Leadership Program participate in monthly online conference sessions, during which a moderated chat room and message board are utilized, enabling cadre participants, computational scientists, and program staff to both converse on common problems and to promote information sharing of materials and ideas.

Computational Science in Medicine and Biosciences:
Computational Science in Medicine and Biosciences Overview - pdf
Presentation Slides (regular view) (large view) - ppt

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Session 1 - LAN
Session 2 - LAN
Session 3 - LAN
Session 4 - LAN
Session 5 - LAN

Air Quality Modeling:
Air Quality Modeling Overview - pdf
Presentation Slides - ppt
EKMA/OZIP Scenario: An Interdisciplinary Air Quality Educational Exercise

VIII. 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

IX. Important Links

a) National Computational Science Leadership Program
Nationwide, teachers, schools, and computing facilities are teaming together to develop a greater awareness of the benefits and importance of computational science instruction in math and science classrooms. Computational science, a fairly new interdisciplinary field, integrates computer science, the ability to develop mathematical models, the implementation of complex computer algorithms, and the ability to graphically visualize data to provide answers to questions that are difficult or impossible to determine experimentally. Educators who utilize computational resources and teach students to use computers for collection, analysis, and display of data, challenge students to take responsibility for their own learning and involve them in creating standards for the math and science classroom. Students who are active learners in a technology-based environment thrive in today's world and tomorrow's workplace.

Serving as a national educational computational science clearinghouse, the National Computational Science Leadership Program website offers math and science teachers everywhere an array of online educational tools and exciting teaching modules that can be used in the classroom. Whether you're searching for a module that focuses on human population studies or a physics activity that teaches students to determine the relationship between centripetal acceleration, angular velocity, and radius measure, you've come to the right place! A centralized location of learning resources, this clearinghouse provides a variety of exciting biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and math lessons; information about renowned scientific and educational organizations; links to revolutionary web-based tools for scientists and mathematicians; training material, student guides, and classroom activities using cutting-edge software programs like Mathematica and STELLA; and an abundance of other valuable information!

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 view 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 IEEE Computer Society l IEEE Foundation 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 NPACI & San Diego Computer Center l Oak Ridge National Laboratory l SBC DataComm l SC Conference l Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. l Stanford Linear Accelerator Center l University of Alabama in Huntsville l Wolfram Research, Inc.