Modeling:  Instructional Materials and Software for Theory  Building
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The goal of this project is to give students in grades 7-12 tools and           materials to understand complex systems.  Students will be able to              create models of complex situations and evaluate the correctness of             their models using empirical data.  In short, they will be able to build        and test theories, and apply these skills to the sciences.                                                                                                      This goal will be accomplished by a three phase project to develop              powerful, fast software packages with good user interfaces that allow           easy model creation and testing, together with a sequence of                    instructional material using this software.  This project funds the             first phase of this effort during which prototype software and material         will be developed, tested and published.  The resulting curriculum              materials will be widely disseminated through newsletters, symposia,            teacher workshops, professional presentations and commercial                    publication.                                                                                                                                                    The material will be developed by Technical Education Research Center           (TERC) with the collaboration of leading educators and area schools.                                                                                            This project is funded jointly with the Instructional Materials                 Development Program.
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