We plan to continue work on our
fire ecology model. We hope to
incorporate wind direction and speed, with options for controlled or random
direction/speed. We also hope to have a
clickable interface where the user can set the origin of the fire with their
mouse. Continuing our work from class
last week, we also plan to perfect the ember action to be more representative
of embers in the wild.
There are
many standards we could potentially work into our model. We are most excited about creating a lesson
where students consider and model the relationship between human activity and
fire ecology and the potential solutions for fire ridden areas like southern
California (controlled burns, natural fire, limited fire, etc). This would address Earth Systems standards
HS-ESS3-1, 3, and 6, and HS-ETS1-3 and 4.
Alternately, this model could be used in a life sciences course to
discuss the mechanisms controlling biodiversity and carrying capacity (HS-LS2-1
and 2) as well as the impact of changing environmental conditions
(HS-LS4-5). In both courses, the model
addresses abstract reasoning and data representation (MP-2 and HSS-1D.A1), as
well as many of the scientific practices and crosscutting concepts from the
NGSS (modeling cycle/practices, cause and effect, stability and change, scale,
proportion and quantity, patterns, consistency in natural systems, science as a
human endeavor, systems and system models, etc).
As an
extension of our model, we are also hoping to consider a “STEAM” approach to
our lesson that would encourage students to utilize art within their models and
explore the beauty of and interconnectivity between design and nature.
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