Virtual Modeling

Journal Article | December 2014

Fifth-grade students use computer programming to create models that help them understand patterns in Earth and sky.

Modeling Ecosystems

Journal Article | December 2015

Create a two-tiered ecosystem in a bottle that models both terrestrial and aquatic systems.

The Modeling Toolkit

Journal Article | August 2013

Making student thinking visible with public representations.

Modeling the Forest

Journal Article | August 2013

Measure and model trees to emphasize that mathematics is the language of science.

Modeling Sunspots

Journal Article | August 2013

How Korean high school students used two types of modeling in their study of the Sun.

Modeling Convection

Journal Article | August 2004

Typically, teachers use simple models that employ differences in temperature and density to help students visualize convection. However, most of these models are incomplete or merely hint at (instead of model)…

Modeling Muscles

Journal Article | November 2007

Teaching the anatomy of the muscle system to high school students can be challenging. Students often learn about muscle anatomy by memorizing information from textbooks or by observing plastic, inflexible models.…