Slides - Systems & System Models
Objectives
In grades 6-8, students can understand that systems may interact with other systems; they may have sub-systems and be a part of larger complex systems. They can use models to represent systems and their interactions—such as inputs, processes and outputs—and energy, matter, and information flows within systems. They can also learn that models are limited in that they only represent certain aspects of the system under study.
In grades 9-12, students can investigate or analyze a system by defining its boundaries and initial conditions, as well as its inputs and outputs. They can use models (e.g., physical, mathematical, computer models) to simulate the flow of energy, matter, and interactions within and between systems at different scales. They can also use models and simulations to predict the behavior of a system, and recognize that these predictions have limited precision and reliability due to the assumptions and approximations inherent in the models. They can also design systems to do specific tasks.
Define the system under study—specify its boundaries and making explicit a model of that system—provide tools for understanding and testing ideas that are applicable throughout science and engineering. Systems are....
a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole
a group of interacting parts under the influence of related forces
an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium
Videos
Systems and Systems Models - Bozeman Science (Paul Anderson)
Modeling Tools
System Models
Developing Models with Google Slides
Template (move the images and text. Add arrows for processes, Change images and text to develop your model of the carbon cycle)
