Inputs, Processes and Outputs

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Thinking in Systems - Level 3 - Inputs, Processes and Outputs
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on inputs, processes and outputs in a system. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS:
System models - a representation of a system
Interactions - reciprocal (two-way) action or influence
Inputs - what is put into the system
Processes - a series of actions or events
Outputs - what comes out of the system
Flows - to move in or as if in a stream
Energy - the ability to cause change
Matter - physical substances
This progression is based on the Crosscutting Concept elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. "Models can be used to represent systems and their interactions-such as inputs, processes and outputs-and energy and matter flows within systems"
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