1. California State University STEM Conference CAL POLY- SAN LUIS OBISPO March 14, 2014 Nancy Stauch Vic Castillo, Ph.D.

2. Engineering and Undergraduate Preparation of Future Teachers – Cal Poly SLO  PSC 101 – parachutes  PSC 102 – pavers  Enhancing Learning with Computer Models  Learn By Doing Lab -- squishy circuits  PSC 103 - erosion

3. Who we are  Nancy Stauch  Teacher in residence – 10 years  Single subject placement coordinator  Science education advisor  Vic Castillo, Ph.D.  Group leader, Lawrence Livermore Lab  Computational science – 25 years  1-year sabbatical at CSU-SLO & UC Merced

4. NGSS Buddies ~a Cal Poly Collaboration

5. Chemistry, Engineering, Liberal Studies, Physics

6. Medical Mission Drop!

7. Parachute Research

8. Plan, Design, Launch!

9. Paver: Finished Product

10. Paver Density Testing

11. Paver Impact Testing

12. Comparisons and Constraints

13. Results and Recommendations

14. Enhancing Learning with Computer Models  CSU-SLO / LLNL collaboration  1-year sabbatical at CSU-SLO  Goals:  Increase computer simulation in curriculum  Expand on success of LLNL Teacher Research Academy

15. Why Computer Modeling?  Computers are getting faster and cheaper  It is an important tool for science  You can’t always do the experiment LLNL is the world leader in computational modeling and simulation

16. Modeling Tool: NetLogo  Free & Open Source  Runs on most computers  Lots of examples  Easy to use http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo /

17. Learn By Doing Lab – Squishy Circuits  DISCERE FACIENDO: -> To learn by Doing  DISCERE FERMENTI: -> To Learn by Doughing (Squishy Circuits)

18. LBDL: Squishy Circuits Using Physical Model

19. LBDL: Squishy Circuits Using Computational Model

20. PSC 103: Erosion

21. Next Steps  Improved design  Physics/chemistry  Design of Experiments  Pre-service teachers developing computer simulations  PD for in-service teachers  Extend to other CSU’s

22. Keep in Touch  Vic Castillo  vcastillo@llnl.gov vcastillo@llnl.gov  @STEMdev  Nancy Stauch  nstauch@calpoly.edu nstauch@calpoly.edu http://www.cesame.calpoly.edu/