Computational modeling is all about using the power of computers to simulate and study complex systems using math, physics, and computer science. Weather forecasting, flight simulators, tracking viral evolution all use computational modeling to predict how a system will behave in the future. There are lots of accessible tools to help anyone create computational models.
Reservoir Simulation Game - A Python project that explores mathematical modeling for water resources management, created by Julianne Quinn, Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Virginia.
Go Viral - simulates infectious disease using a classic computer model of infectious disease called the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model with Scratch, created by Jeff Saucerman, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia.
Climate Change Model - explore computational modeling through a climate change model in NetLogo, an open-source, multi-agent programmable modeling environment