1 / 9

Introduction to Networks Unit for Middle & High School Students

Engage middle and high school students in fun and educational activities exploring social networks, Kevin Bacon phenomenon, NetLogo modeling, and epidemic simulations. Foster collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

julieb
Download Presentation

Introduction to Networks Unit for Middle & High School Students

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Kate Murphy & Mary Sagartz SFI Summer Leadership Workshop, 2010 Introduction to Networks Unitfor Middle & High School Students

  2. Unit Activities • Social Network Activity • Simple Networks Activity • Kevin Bacon Video Activity • Introduction to NetLogo Activity • Simple NetLogo Network Activity • Epidemic Activity

  3. Social Network Activity • Warm-up: What do you know about networks? Students answer; then discuss. • Put one node on board for each student. • Each student draws links to the 2 students they would most like to work with (more isolated kids go first) • Discuss network

  4. Simple Networks Activity • In small groups, brainstorm where else you can find networks. • Each group selects one and draws it. • Each group presents their network to the class.

  5. Kevin Bacon Video Activity • Warmup: What do you know about “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”? Students answer; then discuss. • Show “How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer”. • Have students write a paragraph on the meaning of the title. (Note: KM math students end here; begin unit on Königsberg bridge problem and applying networks to solving math and logic problems.)

  6. Introduction to NetLogo Activity • Introduce NetLogo as a tool for creating and manipulating networks. • In small groups students create their social network under the instruction/demonstration of the teacher. • Students try simple manipulations of the network that demonstrate selected features of NetLogo.

  7. Social Network Demo

  8. Simple NetLogo Network Activity • In small groups students build their original simple networks in NetLogo, revising their model as necessary. • Each group presents problems encountered during the process and explains how the problem was solved. • Teacher assists/advises as necessary during this activity.

  9. Epidemic Activity • Warmup: What is a simulation? What do you know about infectious diseases? Students answer; then discuss. • Describe the basic situation and model shown in the Epidemic program. • Run the simulation. • Demonstrate and discuss the program. • Students write a paragraph about their impressions of the program.

More Related