ASPIRE
Level 2 and Level 3 Summer Institute
Instructor's Manual

Workshop Agenda

Monrovia Middle School
Jeff Davis High School
Welcome and Introductions, Institute Overview
What is ASPIRE?
Preface and Acknowledgements
ASPIRE Goals and Mission
ASPIRE Staff
Regional Training Centers
Introduction to Computational Science
What is Computational Science
Using a Computer to Solve Problems
Introduction to the Level 2 Workshop Lesson Plan
Basic Use of a Computer
Accessing your ASPIRE account
Pine Mail Utility
Excel Tutorial
Stella
Internet Resources
Using the WWW
Internet Etiquette and Ethics
Copyright
Internet Terminology
Netscape Tutorial
Basic Research Using a Browser
Search Strategies
Developing a Web page
Alabama Virtual Library
Alabama Virtual Library PowerPoint Presentation
Project Development
Introduction to Project Development
Introduction to Project Development
Project Development Overview
Project Development Lesson Plan
Project Development PowerPoint Presentation
Project Development Template
Examples of completed computational science projects
Walk Through a Groundwater Project
        A Grave Mistake         Catchment Lesson Plan
        Catchwater PowerPoint Presentation
Team Building
Team Building Lesson Plan
Team Building Presentation
Personality Test (Keirsey Temperment Sorter http://keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi)
Selecting a Topic and Defining your Project
Selecting a Topic
Basic Research using a Browser
Investigating your Topic
Background Information
Using the Alabama Virtual Library
Research Lesson Plan
Research PowerPoint Presentation
Citation Guide
Sample MLA Citations
Problem Solving Techniques
Using a Concept Map
Concept Map Lesson Plan
Concept Map Presentation
Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Building your Mathematical Model
Overview of Mathematical Modeling
Mathematical Modeling Lesson Plan
Mathematical Modeling Presentation
Overview of Computational Modeling
Computational Modeling Lesson Plan
Computational Modeling Presentation
Population Sample Model
Population Model Lesson Plan
Population Model Presentation
Spreadsheet Charts
Traffic Flow Sample Model
Traffic Flow Model Lesson Plan
Traffic Flow Model Presentation
Pendulum Sample Model
Pendulum Lesson Plan
Sample Spreadsheet Models
The Study of Chance
Numbers Don't Lie, Do they?
Save the MIR
Chaotic Systems
Spreadsheet Equilibrium
The Real Scoop on Tobacco
Personal Trainer
How to Create an Elliptical Orbit using Excel
Sample Stella Models
Blood Alcohol Levels
Land Managament
Rabbit Population (exponential growth)
Nuclear Decay (exponential decay)
War and Peace
Other Projects
Electricity in Everyday Life
Bird population
Visualization
Scientific Visualization
Scientific Visualization Lesson Plan
Scientific Visualization Presentation
Using Excel
Using NIH Image
ChemViz
Communicating Your Project
Technical Writing
Technical Display
Project Presentation
Communicating your Project
Communicating Your Project Lesson Plan
Communicating Your Project PowerPoint Presentation
Technical Paper Guidelines
Mentors
Working with a Mentor
Mentoring Lesson Plan
Mentoring PowerPoint Presentation
Teaching Computational Science to Middle and High School Students
Improving Student Achievement
Course Description and Syllabi
Sample Course Description for a Computational Science Classroom
Developing a Course Outline
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science Course Syllabus and Outline
Developing a Course Timeline
Sample Timeline for a yearlong course
Project Based Classroom
Project Based Classroom Lesson Plan
Project Based Classroom PowerPoint Presentation
Student Evaluations
Evaluating Students Lesson Plan
Evaluating Students PowerPoint Presentation