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 game in the book to better demonstrate how slow it can be to reduce a stock once it has grown…

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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 below the Google Slides frame and make a copy of the presentation in your own Google Drive to use them…

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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 course, you will learn how to measure change and identify patterns and trends. By doing so, you can better understand…

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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 systems thinkers made together to compare the Creepy… books by Aaron Reynolds. What do you notice about the shape of…

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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…

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The In and Out Game from The Shape of Change

The In and Out Game is a simple activity which introduces and reinforces the understanding of change over time, including the use of stock/flow diagrams showing why the change happens. Read more about the In and Out Game Lesson from Creative Learning Exchange. This is a part of The Shape of Change including Stocks and…

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2. Systems Thinking as Practice Workbook

Click on the image above to download the digital version of your Systems Thinking as Practice workbook. Access to this file is restricted to teachers who are in the STEMAZing Systems Thinking Cohorts. If you are in a cohort, request access and it will be granted.

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