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ERIC Number: EJ1221866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1051-1970
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Modeling Transport in Streams
Bruder, Andrea; Kummel, Miro
PRIMUS, v29 n7 p662-676 2019
We present our experience with an open-ended lab activity that we designed for students with a Calculus 1 background. With the goal of learning how scientists study transport in streams, the students collected data on how a pulse of leaves travels down a nearby stream. Students who had little to no experience with data with two independent variables (distance downstream and time) graphed the data and developed a first, partial differential equations model. We took the students through a second cycle of the modeling process to improve the model to account for leaves that got stuck to the bottom or sides of the stream. Given the appropriate, inquiry-based pedagogy, our lab maintains high levels of cognitive demand and introduces students to the modeling process.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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