Computer modeling offers the promise of transforming teaching of many subjects, notably science, and is enhanced by the adoption of new standards for science education, the increasing access to scientific information through computer networks, and the availability of powerful, user-friendly modeling software. This book and its accompanying software will bring the tools and excitement of modeling to pre-college teachers, to researchers involved in curriculum development, and to software developers interested in the pre-college market.

Zusammenfassung
Macintosh/Windows Version

Inhalt
1: Modeling Tools for Students and Teachers.- 1. Modeling Clay for Thinking and Learning.- 2. Training System Modelers: The NSF CC-STADUS and CC-SUSTAIN Projects.- 3. Construction of Models to Promote Scientific Understanding.- 4. A Visual Modeling Tool for Mathematics Experiment and Inquiry.- 5. Decentralized Modeling and Decentralized Thinking.- 6. An Object-Based Modeling Tool for Science Inquiry.- 2: Model-Based Inquiry.- 7. GasLab: An Extensible Modeling Toolkit for Connecting Micro- and Macro-properties of Gases.- 8. Designing Computer Models That Teach.- 9. Modeling as Inquiry Activity in School Science: What's the Point?.- 10. Alternative Approaches to Using Modeling and Simulation Tools for Teaching Science.- 3: Toward Extended Modeling Environments.- 11. The Developing Scientist as Craftsperson.- 12. Multisensory Immersion as a Modeling Environment for Learning Complex Scientific Concepts.- Conclusion: Introducing Modeling into the Curriculum.- Appendix A. Websites of Contributing Authors.- Appendix B. Contents of Enclosed CD-ROM.