Outreach
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Computational Modules for High School Teachers and Classes
To meet the demands of 21st-century industry, it is critical to build a computationally literate workforce. Computation has now been incorporated into the K‒12 science education framework and standards. Here we provide several computational modules that can be integrated into high school science curricula, along with the Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DL&CS) Standards they help meet. These modules are developed by Brian Mernoff, a chemistry teacher at Medford High School, and two undergraduate students, Zach Graziano and Arya Mekkat, in the YSL group.
Computational Modules for High School Chemistry Class
Fortran programming and molecular dynamics simulation of liquid argon
In this module students will learn basic programming skills while exploring kinetic molecular theory and molecular dynamics simulations.
In this module students will learn basic programming skills while exploring kinetic molecular theory and molecular dynamics simulations.
Computational Modules for High School Biochemistry & Biology Class
Sequence‒structure relationships and molecular dynamics simulation of peptides
In this module students will learn how the amino acid sequence of a protein dictates its structure, and how molecular dynamics simulations can be used to study protein dynamics and their sequence‒structure relationships.
In this module students will learn how the amino acid sequence of a protein dictates its structure, and how molecular dynamics simulations can be used to study protein dynamics and their sequence‒structure relationships.
Virus mutation and docking simulation
In this module students will learn how viruses develop drug resistance, and how docking simulations can be used to estimate binding affinity of a compound to a protein.
In this module students will learn how viruses develop drug resistance, and how docking simulations can be used to estimate binding affinity of a compound to a protein.
Additional Resources:
Other outreach programs in the Department of Chemistry at Tufts
MassCAN: Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network
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