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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC), Washington, DC. Environmental Data Service. – 1998
This interactive educational CD-ROM is designed for the general public and examines the extent of coastal population growth and development and their impact on coastal resources. High schools will find it a useful complement to environmental sciences curricula while science and visitors centers, museums, and aquariums will discover it to be a…
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Marine Education
Peer reviewedChenery, Gordon – Science Teacher, 1991
Uses chaos theory to investigate the nonlinear phenomenon of population growth fluctuation. Illustrates the use of computers and computer programs to make calculations in a nonlinear difference equation system. (MDH)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedCalver, M. C.; And Others – Journal of Biological Education, 1990
The assumptions common to all capture-recapture models for estimating population size are reviewed. A simulation using either a playing board, counters, and dice or computers is described. Classroom implications of using the board game are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
