Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- how to explain the use of models and simulations to generate new knowledge and understanding related to the phenomena or target system that is being studied.
- how to explain the ability of models and simulations to test and support the refinement of hypotheses related to phenomena under consideration.
- that modeling and simulations are way to extrapolate and interpolate unrest situation and scenarios to help formulate, test and refine hypotheses.
- how to form a hypothesis.
- how to test a hypothesis.
- how to create a model or simulation.
- that simulations or models can be created to test a hypothesis but not provide the information expected or intended.
- that it is vital to verify the data being generated by a model or simulation.
Skills
Students are able to:
- use a diagram or program to represent a model to express key properties of a phenomena or target system.
- research existing models and simulations and how they are used to test and refine hypotheses.
- explain how existing models and simulations are used to test and support the refinement of hypotheses.
- create a model or simulation to formulate, test, and refine a hypothesis.
- utilize a model or simulation to formulate, test, and refine a hypothesis.
- form a model of a hypothesis.
- test the hypothesis by collecting and analyzing data from a simulation.
- examine a model or simulation to determine the correctness of the generated data.
- examine a flawed model or simulation and identify areas in which it is providing incorrect data.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- a simulation is based on a model and enables observation of the system as key properties change.
- the accuracy of models and simulations are limited by the level of detail and quality of information used and the software and hardware used.
- models and simulations are an effective and cost efficient way to understand phenomena and test and refine hypotheses.
- models and simulations are way to extrapolate and interpolate unrest situation and scenarios to help formulate, test and refine hypotheses.
- models and simulations can be the only cost- ot time-effective way to test a hypothesis.
- Models and simulations can save money, are safer, usually requires less time, and do not have the environmental impact that a full experiment or operational test may induce.
- while a process may operate without errors, that does not guarantee that the process is providing accurate data to meet your needs.
Vocabulary
- model
- simulations
- hypotheses
- phenomena
- target system
