Systems Thinking Tool: Behavior Over Time Graphs (BOTGs)

A collection of resources related to behavior-over-time graphs from courses you can take to learn more about them to templates and resources for use in your classroom and a photo gallery of examples of BOTGs from various grade levels.

To improve your understanding of behavior-over-time graphs you can take advantage of the Thinking Tools Studio courses for the change over time Habit of a Systems Thinking and the Tools course for BOTGs. Both are self-passed and take about 1-hour each to complete.

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**Systems Thinking Tool Course: Behavior-Over-Time Graphs

A Systems Thinker Observes How Elements Within Systems Change Over Time, Generating Patterns and Trends Systems thinkers pay close attention to patterns and trends - even when they may not be immediately obvious. In this ...
Behavior-Over-Time Graph (BOTG) Photo Gallery

Behavior-Over-Time Graph (BOTG) Photo Gallery

The following are actual images of how teachers are engaging students to use behavior over time graphs at various grade levels. PreK Anna Kolb from Climbing Tree Community School shared these BOTGs she and her ...
Primary Behavior-Over-Time Graph (BOTG) Templates

Primary Behavior-Over-Time Graph (BOTG) Templates

The Google Slides below are meant to be used with student in virtual classrooms or in situations where students are one-to-one with devices. To fully experience their interactive nature, be sure to click the link ...
The Bathtub Game Worksheet and Slides

The Bathtub Game Worksheet and Slides

This worksheet and slide deck can be used to run The Bathtub Game from The Climate Change Playbook by Dennis Meadows, Linda Booth Sweeney, and Gillian Martin Mehers. Trial 4 has been modified from the original ...

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