Focusing on Function: Thinking below the Surface of Complex Natural Systems

Autor/inn/en	Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Jordan, Rebecca; Liu, Lei; Gray, Steven; Demeter, Marylee; Rugaber, Spencer; Vattam, Swaroop; Goel, Ashok
Titel	Focusing on Function: Thinking below the Surface of Complex Natural Systems
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 31 (2008) 9, S.27-35 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Recreational Facilities; Middle Schools; Systems Approach; Ecology; Thinking Skills; Simulation; Models; Questioning Techniques; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Freizeiteinrichtung; Systemischer Ansatz; Ökologie; Denkfähigkeit; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Analogiemodell; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Structure-Behavior-Function (SBF) thinking considers the different levels of a system in terms of structures, behaviors, and functions, and how these are interconnected (Goel et al. 1996). This article presents an example of helping middle school students use SBF thinking to learn about ecosystems using an aquarium. Students can use an aquarium as a model for natural systems and through the use of questions and simulations--students can use SBF thinking to develop their systems understanding. (Contains 6 figures and 2 online resources.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10