K-12 Students and Business People Learning Together by Solving Real Business Problems using System Dynamics Paul Newton Original draft July‚ 1998 Revised draft in December‚ 1998 667 St. James Circle Green Bay‚ WI 54311 paulnewton@ibm.net 920-465-1896 Table of Contents Background and Problem Statement 5 Solution Overview 6 Solution Detail 7 CSDM Education and High School Curriculum 7 Student interest‚ pre-requisites‚ teaching‚ and assessment
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this definition ‘analogical reasoning’ can be described as‚ reasoning where decisions about a presented ‘problem’ are made depending on comparisons and similarities between that ‘problem’ and a known situation. In order to determine when problem solving can be aided by analogical reasoning it is first necessary to look more closely at the concepts of ‘problems’ and ‘problem solving’. A ‘problem’ can basically be defined as‚ a situation where a particular ‘goal’ needs to be achieved and some of the
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Solving Proportions MAT 222 Instructor: Dr. Stacie Williams Solving Proportions Bear population. To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula‚ conservationists captured‚ tagged‚ and released 50 bears. One year later‚ a random sample of 100 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationist’s estimate of the size of the bear population? Let’s make "x" the number of the total bear population. The ratio of originally tagged bears to the whole population
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Solving Proportions MATT222 Intermediate Algebra A comparison of two numbers is referred to as a ratio‚ similar to fractions that can be reduced to lowest terms and then converted into a ratio of integers. Ratios allow one to compare sizes of two quantities and unit measurements. Any statement expressing the equality of two ratios is known as a proportion‚ which is used in numerous formulas in today’s real world settings and applications. Using proportions is an effective
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| | | A. | Identifying the problem | | B. | Developing criteria | | C. | Generating possible solutions | | D. | Comparing possible solutions | | | | | 10 points Question 4 Question 4 1. | | | Based on what you learned in the lesson‚ which of the following is a benefit of using mental models during problem solving? (Check all that apply) Answer | | | | | | A. | Help understand complex realities and solve problems | | B. | Steps are performed
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The Great Barrier Reef | Koh Yi Shing 2013.03.19 | The world’s largest coral reef system‚ The Great Barrier Reef‚ is shrinking at an incredibly rapid rate (Environmental Threats). Over the past 27 years‚ it has lost approximately half of its coral (Happening to GBR). This is due to many reasons; it includes oil spills‚ poor water quality‚ shipping‚ climate change etc. (Environmental Threats). One of the main reasons is overfishing (Environmental Threats). For example‚ the species of Crown-of-thorns
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C. The 4 mathematical process identified for the SLO 4.SP.2 are communication (C)‚ problem solving (PS)‚ reasoning (R)‚ and visualization (V). Communication is defined as students needing the opportunity to read about‚ represent‚ view‚ write about‚ listen to‚ and discuss mathematical ideas (Government of Manitoba‚ 2013). ‘Students must be able to communicate mathematical ideas in a variety of ways and contexts’ (Government of Manitoba‚ 2012). While making the pictograph‚ we had each student make
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In this activity‚ you will watch a group of professionals work to solve a design problem in just five days. Answer the following questions as you watch The Deep Dive. A class discussion will take place following the broadcast. 1. “From the buildings in which we live and work‚ to the cars we drive‚ or the knives and forks with which we eat‚ everything we use was designed to create some sort of marriage between _________________ and _________________.” 2. The folks at IDEO state that they
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HUM 114: Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Midterm Exam Each question is worth 2 points. Edit each answer so your final answer has 90-110 words. Keep your answers focused‚ make your arguments logically‚ and use the textbook and class materials to defend your answers. 1. Sometimes Political leaders make statements appealing to emotion and give the impression that holding the middle-ground position is not an option. President George W. Bush used this type of appeal after September
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Apollo One is the name given to the AS-204 spacecraft after it was destroyed by fire during a training exercise. January 27‚ 1967 the crew of Apollo commonly known as Saturn 204 began training for the first Apollo mission. On this mission they were going to orbit Earth‚ they were scheduled to launch February 21. The AS-204 mission was scheduled for the first quarter of 1967‚ having already missed a target date for the last quarter of 1966. The shuttle was placed on launch pad 34 at the Kennedy
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