Week 6: Variables And Scope

Week 6: Variables And Scope 

Learning Objectives: This week the student learns about applying abstraction to modeling and the different types of variables used in NetLogo.  Input and output in NetLogo is also covered.

Pacing Guide (.doc)

Do Now Questions

• Do Now Questions with Explanations (.doc)
• Do Now Slides (.ppt)
• Do Now Handout - no Answers (.doc)

Videos

• Abstraction in Modeling and Simulation (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Variables and Scope (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Glueing a Torus (.mp4)
• Interface Input in NetLogo (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Interface Output in NetLogo (.mp4)  (.ppt)
• Biology and Computation: An Agent Based Model of Ant Foraging - Melanie Moses: Please watch the FIRST 19:04 MINUTES of the video for overall content – NOT details. This is just for exposure to full blown complex adaptive system modeling
• Video Summary (.doc)

Programming Challenge

• Programming assignment - Where is Nemo? (.doc) 
• NetLogo Cheat Sheet (.doc)
• Code Sample (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Extra Credit Code Sample (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Grading Rubric

CS Concepts

• CS Concepts (.doc)

Reading Materials

• Blown to Bits: Chapter 2 (.pdf) - Reading Assignment pp. 19 - 28

Hands on activities (optional)

• Objects and Atributes (.doc)
• Program Your Robot Activity
  • Program Your Robot : An online computer game that reviews computer programming concepts!
  • Solutions to Program Your Robot (.pdf)
• 20 Guesses - from CS Unplugged (.pdf)

• Actual Quiz questions - With Answers (.doc)

• Actual Quiz - NO ANSWERS (.doc)