Week 7: Running Experiments with Computer Models

Week 7: Running Experiments with Computer Models 

Learning Objectives: This week the student learns about breeds, shapes and creating turtles in NeLogo.  Designing and running experiments with population dynamics will also be covered.

Videos - Required

• Designing and Running Experiments in NetLogo (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Population Dynamics with Birth and Death (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Creating Breeds and Shapes in NetLogo (.mp4)   (.ppt)
• Creating Turtles in NetLogo (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Being Random (.mp4) 
• Pedagogy: Pair Programming, NCSU CS dept. [10:02] (.mp4) 
• Pedagogy: Does Pair Programming have to suck, Angela Harms. [29:36] ] (.mp4) 
• Optional : Biology and Computation: An Agent Based Model of Ant Foraging - Melanie Moses Please have the students watch the rest of the video (from 19:04 on)

CS Concepts - Required

• CS Concepts (.doc)

Do Now Questions - Required

• Do Now Questions (.doc)
• Do Now Quiz

Programming Challenge - Required

• Programming Assignment - Saving Nemo (.doc)
• NetLogo Cheat Sheet (.doc)

Reading Materials - Required

• Blown to Bits: Chapter 2  (Reading Assignment pp. 28 - 38)

Discussion - Required

• Under the Group Forums tab there is a section called NM CS for All CS590 Course Discussions (Spring 2014).  Please reply to the Discussion Question for Week 7.
• Please comment to two other teacher responses to the Discussion Question for Week 7.

Quiz - Required

• Week 7 Quiz

Hands on activities (For Informational Purposes)

• Papercatchers
• Penny Growth
• Penny Growth NetLogo Activity (.pdf) (.nlogo)
• • Patterns of Change - Basic Background Information
  • Patterns of Change and Mathematical Models
  • Activity Handout