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Tool:
A Better Fire! |
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| Go to: |
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/fire2/index.html
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| Description: |
See the chaos theory played out in forest fire simulations. |
| Technology Type: |
Java Applet | |
| Author: |
Shodor: Project Interactivate |
| Language: |
English | |
| Cost: |
Does not require payment for use |
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| Average Rating: |
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| Lesson Plans: |
Chaos |
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Fire!, Probability, and Chaos |
| Support Materials: |
Chaos Dialogue |
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Chaos is Everywhere Dialogue |
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Conditional Probability Discussion |
| Tools: |
Rabbits and Wolves |
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Directable Fire!! |
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Fire!! |
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Life |
| Courses: |
Math 5 |
Equivalent fractions, Writing percentages, Finding percentages, , Probability of event |
| Math 6 |
Equivalent fractions, Fractions <--> decimals, Finding percentages, Data analysis, Probability of event |
| Math 7 |
Equivalent fractions, Finding percentages, Percentage increase/decrease, Data analysis, Data collection, Sample size, Variance & range, Probability of event, Independent events, Making predictions, Simulations |
| Probability & Statistics |
Designing Experiments, Simulating Experiments, Randomness, Probability Models |
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 Teacher Review (Not based on classroom experience)
Reviewer: KP2u2, Jun 29 2009 03:24:50:977PM |
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Appropriate for: advanced investigations |
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Ability to meet my goals: Very Ineffective |
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Recommended for: Probability & Statistics: Probability, Inference |
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 Teacher Review (Not based on classroom experience)
Reviewer: daffyduck, Aug 26 2004 05:39:42:633AM |
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Appropriate for: introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings |
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Ability to meet my goals: Effective |
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Recommended for: Math 5: Fractions, Percentages, Ratio and proportion, Measurement, Probability |
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Becky444 |
| Comment: | Easy to use tool that could definitely generate classroom discussion. |
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