Model2Learn: An educational web-based tool to explore ideas about modelling and the environment

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This paper describes an approach to introduce simulation modelling into educational environments, showing how it can be applied to illustrate and communicate ideas about environmental issues. The project takes advantage of a number of Web 2.0 tools to deliver interactive sessions where students are encouraged to engage in increasingly complex and creative tasks. This will facilitate learning on two fronts: increasing knowledge about environmental sustainability as well as in terms of modelling skills and literacy.