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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the lives and careers of women who have made historic and contemporary contributions to the fields of mathematics and computer science. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research women in mathematics on the internet. They compile important contributions and explore the math and science programs at their favorite colleges/universities. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students assemble their own computer with computer cutouts after learning the names and functions of the basic computer parts. After a lecture/demo, students utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to create their computer. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students pick a tree they see everyday. They measure the tree's circumference and estimate its height using similar triangles. Students are introduced to Computational Science. They use computers and calculators to compute values that help them explain the science of the carbon cycle. They found out that Computational Science is a powerful new way to do science. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the history of computer science. Students complete worksheets, answering questions about computer inventions and inventors. Students discuss the relevance of the inventions to computer science. They list facts about inventors. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students practice algorithm design, optimization and performance evaluation using the metaphor of building peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, rather than with computers. Following teacher instruction, students create sandwiches using complete algorithm instructions. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students participate in a variety of instructional experiences about Computer Science. They define Computational Science and describe computational simulation. They also compare and contrast Computational Science and Computer Science. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students list the attributes of a computational science project. They determine whether given topics contain the four attributes needed for a successful attributes. They analyze and investigate a problem using a computer. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students go through steps to develop a Computational Science project. They brainstorm about some possible topics and think about interests in order to come up with ideas. Students also formulate questions on five possible topics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the core concepts of Computer Science ¿¿¿ problem modeling, algorithm design, optimization, and performance evaluation using a metaphor of building peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They follow instructions to make a sandwhich using a computer command narrative. Full Review »