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1-034-T-FishMixing-ModelingScenario

Author(s): Eric Sullivan, Elizabeth Carlson1

Carroll College, Helena MT USA

Keywords: simulation fish Fishing mixing restocking

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Resource Image This activity gives students a chance to build the underlying differential equation and/or difference equation for a mixing problem using tangible objects (fish) and a student-designed restocking and fishing plan in a lake.

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Differential Equation Type
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Qualitative Analysis
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The mixture is of two species of fish, one being the current sole species in the lake and the other being introduced via restocking. The students generate data for the mixing problem via a brief game and then conjecture forms of the differential or difference equation model.

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Author(s): Eric Sullivan, Elizabeth Carlson1

Carroll College, Helena MT USA

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