Modeling

In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate…
In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate the spread of the “flu” in your class over 5...

The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What are the different ways that seeds move? How can models…
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What are the different ways that seeds move? How can models help us better understand how something happens? Materials: Six pieces...

All the world’s ice can be divided into two types: sea ice (icebergs) and sheet ice (ice on land). Although…
All the world’s ice can be divided into two types: sea ice (icebergs) and sheet ice (ice on land). Although both types of ice are at risk of melting if...

Hibernating bat populations across the Eastern United States have suffered declines since the 2000s. Little brown bat populations have declined…
Hibernating bat populations across the Eastern United States have suffered declines since the 2000s. Little brown bat populations have declined 70 percent or more. Populations of the northern long-eared bat...

Scientists can use models to simulate and predict the effects of an action. In this research in the Great Lakes…
Scientists can use models to simulate and predict the effects of an action. In this research in the Great Lakes region, read about efforts to model changes to land use…

In this FACTivity, you will create a model of what happens to things in a river when a flood occurs.…
In this FACTivity, you will create a model of what happens to things in a river when a flood occurs. Scientists often create models to help them understand better how...

Scientists use models to predict what might happen in the future. Some scientists would like to predict the movement of…
Scientists use models to predict what might happen in the future. Some scientists would like to predict the movement of trees as they respond to a changing climate. The scientists...

There are many different types of plant communities in the United States. What will happen if the climate continues to…
There are many different types of plant communities in the United States. What will happen if the climate continues to change? The scientists in this research used math and computer…

In this study, the scientist was asked to predict how much fresh water people living in the United States will…
In this study, the scientist was asked to predict how much fresh water people living in the United States will use from the year 2000 to the year 2040.

In this study, the scientist was asked to predict how much fresh water people living in the United States will…
In this study, the scientist was asked to predict how much fresh water people living in the United States will use from the year 2000 to the year 2040.