Topic 3 Activity 1: A Tool for Inquiry - BioQUEST
Composition/Posting
What is this talk about 'persuasion' as part of a computer model? What does this model buy me pedagogically when my students work with preditor-prey relationships.	The articles on Strategic Simulation and the 3 P's set the tone for the BioQUEST module. You are asked to comment on your experiences with this tool. Share your insights and your problems with your group and the Field Expert.
A field expert will join your online discussion. What's a field expert?	A field expert is a teacher or staff member of the project you are studying. The field expert can be sent email or addressed in the DOMINO discussion area. You'll be able to get answers to questions like "This tool looks awfully complex. Does it work with students?", "What age levels have you done BioQUEST with? Does it work?" Ask whatever you wish.
ASSIGNMENTS

1. You should have built a couple of models so far. You should have done some twiddling with the initial variables in each model and with the different modes of graphical representation. How do you feel the EDM model can support inquiry in your class? 2. What questions would you like to ask of participants, of the field expert? Post your comments in the DOMINO discussion area. You should read the comments of others and make two of your own. If you have made an interesting model in EDM, please post it for others to view (remember to use the .EDM extension so readers can point their browsers to EDM when it asks with which application it should open the file). Or, if you have made a PIViT concept map, please attach it. Look for the Topic 3 BioQUEST thread.

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