SIG+Proposal

**Group Members:**
Kim, Patrick, Neil, and Stacie

**SIG Focus:**
Use of Simulations in Science Instruction

**Focus in the Four Common Places in Education:**

 * Teacher:** This will focus on how teachers present science content to students using simulations. This part of the SIG project will include tried/tested lesson plans, sample work, and teacher resources that demonstrate the use of simulations.
 * Student:** In addressing the focus on the student, the SIG will demostrate that the use of simulations can increases student interest, motivation, and engagement and will in turn improve student learning. Our SIG will explore the use of simulations in grades K-12 and will reflect ways in which learners of all abilities can benefit from the use of simiulations to teach science.
 * Subject Matter:** We will address how science simulations can be used in the classroom. We will show this by providing specific examples and lesson plans that show the use of simulations in science instruction.
 * Context:** We will address how simulations can be applied to various content areas including life science, earth science and physical science topics in both secondary and elementary classrooms. We will address how this technology can be altered for different types of curriculum, classroom needs, and educational settings.

**Emphasis Area:**
Kim and Patrick-focus on simulation use in secondary education Neil and Stacie-focus on simulation use in elementary education

**Resources to be gathered:**
We will locate lesson plans, scholarly articles that support the use of simulations, simulation web resources to use in the classroom.