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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning: Models

For Students 7th - 9th
This tutorial explores why the use of models in science is important for research and explanation of the natural world.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Scientific Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Given a description or illustration of various models, students will describe how these models represent the natural world and evaluate the advantages and limitations of the models.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: From Flowers to Freckles: Medel's Mighty Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how scientist use models to simplify concepts in science.
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Website
McMaster University

Careers in Theoretical Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
While this is not a tutorial on theoretical models, this site takes us a step farther in showing how they are used in the real world.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Introduction to Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity introduces the concept of a computer model as well as the typical controls used by models in the Molecular Workbench. (Requires Java)
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Collective Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry describes the Collective Model of nuclear structure.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Theoretical Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explores three important nuclear models: Liquid Drop Model, Nuclear Shell Model, and Collective Model.