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
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
Hands on activities (For Informational Purposes)
- Papercatchers
- Penny Growth
- Penny Growth NetLogo Activity (.pdf) (.nlogo)
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- Patterns of Change - Basic Background Information
- Patterns of Change and Mathematical Models
- Activity Handout
