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What do these resources cover?

In Simple Climate Model students use an Excel spreadsheet or a graphic calculator to find polynomial functions to model temperature change and compare these with an exponential model. This covers part of the content of 'working with graphical and algebraic techniques', one of the compulsory units for AS: Use of Mathematics.

In Chaotic Population students use a graphic calculator, then a spreadsheet, to investigate a recurrence relation which simulates population changes, some of which exhibit chaotic behaviour. This covers part of the content of 'Applying Mathematics', the other compulsory unit for AS: Use of Mathematics.

File Title and Description Notes
UoM_climate_worksheet_A.pdf Simple Climate Model
students' worksheet 		requires Excel
UoM_climate_teachersnotes_A.pdf Simple Climate Model
teachers' notes 		requires Excel
UoM_climate_worksheet_B.pdf Simple Climate Model
students' worksheet 		requires a graphic calculator
UoM_climate_teachersnotes_B.pdf Simple Climate Model
teachers' notes 		requires a graphic calculator
UoM_population_notes.pdf Chaotic Population Model students' notes requires a graphic calculator and Excel
UoM_population_worksheet.xls Chaotic Population Model students' worksheet requires a graphic calculator and Excel
UoM_population_teachersnotes.pdf Chaotic Population Model teachers' notes requires a graphic calculator and Excel

Or for a simple, online version of the chaotic population model, have a look at the 'What makes it so complicated?' section of the climate prediction resource here.