Environmental Systems Simulations for Carbon, Energy, Nitrogen, Water, and Watersheds: Design Principles and Pilot Testing

Lant, Christopher L.; Pérez-Lapeña, Blanca; Xiong, Wei; Kraft, Steven E.; Kowalchuk, Rhonda K.; Blair, Michael

doi:10.5408/14-004.1

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“…Computer-based simulations can help students gain insight into the response dynamics of biogeochemical cycles, once disturbed. Such knowledge is almost impossible to grasp in laboratories or textbooks (LANT et al, 2016). McKagan et al (2008) and García-Martínez et al (2019) also argue that computer simulations help students build quantitative intuition about physical systems, while they discuss the evolution of teaching methodologies for using those approaches.…”

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Modelling And Simulating Biogeochemical Cycles: The BCS Freeware

Cadan

Xavier

Azevedo

2021

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The use of simulation is a scientific-recognized way of studying biogeochemical cycles. That assumption is even more relevant when the study scope involves one or more disturbances: in that case, simulation helps students gain insight into the response dynamics of the respective biogeochemical cycle. The development of simulation tools for high school and undergraduate courses did not progress much for the last couple of decades, despite of the advances in computer science. Trying to fill in that gap, this paper presents the BCS (Biogeochemical Cycles Simulator) freeware, an up-to-dated choice for older simulators. The BCS is a light-weighted, user-friendly, Windows®-based simulator, whose results are in accordance with two former simulation tools. In fact, using the sulfur biogeochemical cycle as an example, the simulation results from two sequential disturbances were compared with those of the former tools: the sum of relative errors between the three tools was never greater than 2.7%. The major improvements made include: a friendly graphical user interface, unlimited number of reservoirs, direct input of mass fluxes, multi-disturbance assessment, and fully customizable plots. The BCS has been used in case studies, in a Biogeochemical Cycles course of a B.S. in Chemistry at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. One can observe that simulation helped students to develop decision-making and group-working skills, as well as enhanced data interpretation. Moreover, the students were able to recognize how even small disturbances can cause short- and long-term negative impacts on biogeochemical cycles.

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Modelling And Simulating Biogeochemical Cycles: The BCS Freeware

Cadan

Xavier

Azevedo

2021

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“…Agricultural and related biotechnologies. Energy and power technologies [42] [43], [45], [38], [65], [63], [58], [42], [77] [33], [78] [78], [43] [39], [57], [79] [58], [80], [81], [30], [79] [37] [27], [47],[82]…”

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Sustainability Competencies in STEM Education at Secondary Schools: A Systematized Literature Review

Quintana-Cifuentes

Asunda

Purzer

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Ms. Quintana completed her undergraduate studies on Technological Design in , Colombia. The degree focuses on preparing teachers in technology education for K-12 settings. After her graduation, she worked as a technology teacher for six years. It helped her to gain experience in teaching as well as develop curricula in her field, Technology Education. However, Ms. Quintana did not only work as a technology teacher, but she also had experience in teaching computer science and physics courses for tenth grades. She also held the position of Director of the Technology Department at the COLGE Colegio Gabriel Echavarria school. Ms. Quintana has a master's degree in Technology Leadership and Innovation with a focus on Engineering and Technology education, from Purdue University. During her master's degree, she had the opportunity to discover her research interests and their alignment with the Engineering Education program.

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Geographic Information Systems in an Undergraduate Structural Geology Course: A Pilot Project at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Abolins

2018

Teaching Methodologies in Structural Geology and Tectonics

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Environmental Systems Simulations for Carbon, Energy, Nitrogen, Water, and Watersheds: Design Principles and Pilot Testing

Cited by 8 publications

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Modelling And Simulating Biogeochemical Cycles: The BCS Freeware

Modelling And Simulating Biogeochemical Cycles: The BCS Freeware

Sustainability Competencies in STEM Education at Secondary Schools: A Systematized Literature Review

Geographic Information Systems in an Undergraduate Structural Geology Course: A Pilot Project at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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