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CAST: 2007-2008 Workshop(s)

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Summer Workshop Schedule - Agenda
June 18-22.2007
8am - 2:30pm

Monday - [Download Day 1 documents]

• AM
  
Welcome and Introduction: Teacher Product Expectations

Linear Models: Coffee Filters hands-on lab


• PM
  
Using Excel to create a computer model: Excel skills - graphing, trendlines, formulas

Brainstorm linear models in other disciplines.

Tuesday - [Download Day 2 documents]

• AM
  
Non-linear Models: Population Growth in Excel

Inverse Laws - Boyle's Law


• PM
  
Quadratic - Free Fall

Introduction to Excelets

Wednesday - [Download Day 3 documents]

• AM
  
Flow problems- data collection, analysis and modeling


• PM
  
Group Work on Excel Activities

Introduction to Excelets

Thursday - [Download Day 4 documents]

• AM
  
The systems approach to modeling with NetLogo


• PM
  
Group Work translating Excel models to NetLogo Systems

Friday - [Download Day 5 documents]

• AM
  
Activity presentations by groups


• PM
  
Demonstration of NetLogo pre-built models, physics applets, and Excelets

Classroom Exercises

Modeling & Simulation tools were used to develop the workshops and classroom exercises during the CAST 2007 workshop. Some may require you to download.

Heat in Petroleum & Food / Calorimetry
Buck and Susan Batson, Teacher, North Hills High School

• Lesson Outline and Examples [zipped folder/ 9 files]
  

Enzyme Reactions
Michael A. Benko III, Teacher, North Hills High School

• Enzyme Excelet [excel document]
  

Displacement/Velocity/Acceleration
Dennis Bonicky, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Model [excel document]
  

Mendelian Genetics
Rebecca Day, Teacher, Frazier High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Tides/Trigonometry
Daniel Hack, Teacher, Penn Hills Senior High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

FUEL Prices
Brian Hoelzle, Teacher, Carrick High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Energy Conservation
James P. Lear, Teacher, Oakland Catholic High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Photosynthesis
Kristy Lippert, Teacher, Highland High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Linear Relationships
Eva Malecki, Teacher, Fairview/O'Hara/Kerr Elementary Schools

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Snell's Law
Alexander Nalevanko, Teacher, North Hills High School

• Lesson Outline & Examples [zipped folder]
  

Tides/Trigonometry
Marian Opest, Teacher, Penn Hills Senior High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Surface Area and Volume
Marie Platts & Irene M. Runco, Teachers, Woodland Hills High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Graphical Analysis
Sharon Ramsey & Richard Stevens, Teachers, Gateway High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Weather Heat Absorption/Intensity
Tracey Runde, Teacher, Pine Richland High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Hybrid vs. Conventional Car Analysis
Kathryn Sitterle, Teacher, North Catholic High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Wave Nature of Light/Law of Maus
Benjamin T. Spicer, Teacher, Sewickley Academy Senior School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Significant Figures
Wayne Stanley, Teacher, Fox Chapel Area High School

• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Evolution/Natural Selection
Karie Suhajda, Teacher, CAPA

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Wave Fundementals
Mark A. Uhrinek, Teacher, Seneca Valley Senior HS

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Simple Harmonic Motion
Donald zier, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Quarterly Workshop Schedule 2007-2008

Oct 5, 2007
December 7, 2007
February 8, 2008
April 4, 2008

Financial support for the CAST program provided by: The Heinz Endowments, Frick Teachers Alumnae Fund of the Buhl Foundation, and The Grable Foundation.