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Jon Darkow has taught a variety of science and science education courses at the high school and coll ...Read more Jon Darkow has taught a variety of science and science education courses at the high school and college level for the past 20 years. Currently, Jon teaches AP Physics, College Anatomy and Physiology I and II, and high school Biology at Marion L Steele High School in Amherst, Ohio. Jon is most interested in teaching scientific reasoning and systems thinking using system dynamics modeling. Hide full description


Jon Darkow's Work

#1

Information Processing and Neurophysiology Model

The main dependent variable measured in the model is the membrane potential (millivolts) of two diff ... Read more
The main dependent variable measured in the model is the membrane potential (millivolts) of two different neurons in a series. You will be able to add excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, and compare how these modulate electrical impulses of the two neurons. Additionally, you will be able to compare the effects of three neurotoxins: Tetrodotoxin, botulinum toxin, and sarin nerve gas. While extremely lethal, these toxins are very instructive in understanding neurons because of the specific way the toxins act. Each toxin modifies or inhibits a specific molecule in neurons that help process and transmit information.
sim391503 runs
infromation processing neurophysiology biology
#2

Cellular Respiration Inquiry

Model of the dynamics of the metabolism of one mole of glucose. Randomness is built into the computa ... Read more
Model of the dynamics of the metabolism of one mole of glucose. Randomness is built into the computations.
sim130207 runs
metabolism respriation ATP biology
#3

SIR COVID-19 Coronavirus Simulation

sim21805 runs
Environment Biology Science Education SIR
#4

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Simulation

sim5085 runs
Science
#5

Beta Cell Simulation - Split story

sim92534 runs
#6

Apterous Genetics

Apterous is an allele that results in a fly without wings. Wild-type variants have normally function ... Read more
Apterous is an allele that results in a fly without wings. Wild-type variants have normally functioning wings. The goal of this simulation is to determine the pattern of inheritance for the apterous phenotype. Is apterous dominant or recessive? Sex-linked or autosomal? Complete, incomplete, or codominant?
sim344146 runs
Genetics
#7

Bathtub Dynamics

This simulation has three models. Model1 shows constant inflow and outflow into a bathtub. Model ... Read more
This simulation has three models. Model1 shows constant inflow and outflow into a bathtub. Model 2 shows constant inflow and nonlinear outflow based on the quantity of water in the bathtub. Model 3 shows constant inflow and nonlinear outflow based on the quantity of water in the bathtub. However, Model 3 uses Torricelli's law to calculate the flow rate based on physical principles. This law was formulated by Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist, in the 17th century. It's an important principle in fluid dynamics and is closely related to Bernoulli's principle. Torricelli's law states that the speed (velocity) of efflux of a fluid through a hole under the force of gravity is proportional to the square root of the vertical distance (height) between the fluid surface and the center of the hole. The formula is given by efflux velocity = 2*g*ℎ​, where: g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.81 m/s² on Earth). ℎ is the height of the fluid column above the hole. The idea is that the fluid's potential energy due to its height is converted into kinetic energy as it falls. The higher the fluid, the greater its potential energy and thus the greater the speed at which it exits the hole. This principle is used in various applications, such as determining the flow rate of liquids from tanks, in hydrodynamics studies, and even in everyday situations like draining a bathtub. The law assumes an ideal fluid (incompressible and non-viscous) and neglects factors like air resistance and the viscosity of the fluid. It also assumes that the size of the hole is small compared to the depth of the fluid. The flow rate (the volume of fluid flowing per unit time) can be calculated by multiplying the cross-sectional area of the hole (A) by the velocity of the fluid (v), leading to the formula Q=A*v, where Q is the flow rate.
sim3260 runs
Environment Science Education Bathtub hydrodynamics
#8

White-Eyed Genetics

White-eyed is an allele that results in a fly white eyes. Wild-type variants have red eyes. The ... Read more
White-eyed is an allele that results in a fly white eyes. Wild-type variants have red eyes. The goal of this simulation is to determine the pattern of inheritance for the white-eyed phenotype. Is yellow body dominant or recessive? Sex-linked or autosomal? Complete, incomplete, or codominant?
sim218705 runs
Genetics
#9

Tesing Unknown Enzymes

sim311712 runs
enzymes
#10

Phosphorus in Lake: Changes to Flows in a Dynamic System

This model allows users to experiment with a very simple dynamic system: one stock (Phosphorus in a ... Read more
This model allows users to experiment with a very simple dynamic system: one stock (Phosphorus in a lake), an inflow (added P/day), and an outflow (removed P/day). The flows can either be constant throughout the simulation run, or dynamic (changing throughout the simulation run.)
sim4297 runs
flows dynamic phosphorus
#11

Lactase Enzyme Simulation with Data Analysis

sim14634849 runs
#12

Slider Bets and Metacognition

sim89 runs
Education
#13

Stock, Inflow, and Outflow with Atrazine

Simple stock and flow diagram. Flows linear.
sim98 runs
stock flow atrazine
#14

Neurophysiology and Information Processing 2022

sim24689 runs
Biology information processing neuron neurotransmission neurophysiology
#15

Diffusion of a Spherical Cell

Why are cells small? This model allows users to see how the size of a sphere affects the rate of dif ... Read more
Why are cells small? This model allows users to see how the size of a sphere affects the rate of diffusion.
sim158900 runs
diffusion surface area volume radius
#16

Extinction

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#17

Evolving Bits N=40

sim3112 runs
evolution bits receptor substrate
#18

Population dynamics of white footed mouse

sim2305625 runs
#19

ATP Hydrolysis

sim8451 runs
Science ATP Free Energy Entropy
#20

Photosynthesis Simulation with Variance

sim211054 runs
#21

Photosynthesis Simulation - Simplified

sim167 runs
Environment Biology Science Ecology Education
#22

Evolving Bits

Diversity and selection for the basis of evolution. This simple model tries to illustrate these conc ... Read more
Diversity and selection for the basis of evolution. This simple model tries to illustrate these concepts.
sim1723 runs
Diversity Selection Evolution Receptor Antigen
#23

Carbon in the Atmosphere - Graphic Input constant

sim28 runs
#24

Illusions and Assumptions

sim1554 runs
Biology Science
#25

Thyroid Hormone - Negative Feedback

sim93502 runs
negative feedback thyroid hormone metabolism biology
#26

Ball Bet Code Generators for Answer Keys

sim846 runs
Education
#27

Predator Prey Model - Mobile

sim371 runs
Biology
#28

Gravitational Attraction of Three Bodies

sim767 runs
Science Education Forces Gravitation Physics
#29

Mechanical Energy and Kinematics

sim593 runs
Science Physics Energy Acceleration Velocity
#30

Lac Operon with Monod Bump

sim235834 runs
Lac Operon Gene Regulation mRNA
#31

Enzyme Diversity: Enzymes, Products, and Substrates

sim1321773 runs
enzymes substrates products DNA trypsin
#32

Tryptophan Operon: A repressible system

sim102146 runs
#33

Grant Finches Mobile

sim15 runs
#34

Student Model (X. Hicks and J. Margraf) - HIV

sim84 runs
#35

Oxytocin-P

sim38 runs
Biology
#36

Ball Bet 3.0.2

sim2 runs
#37

Exponential Growth

sim16804 runs
Biology Ecology
#38

Photosynthesis with Variable Sample Sizes

Sample sizes of Photosynthesis stocks in an array
sim226753 runs, 296 downloads
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#39

Circadian Clock in the Mouse

Transcriptional Translational Feedback Loop in the Mouse
sim33149 runs
Mouse Circadian Clock
#40

Beta Cell Membrane Transport - Insulin Regulation

sim375 runs
Insulin Glucose Beta Cell
#41

Transformation Simulation

Simulation allows students to test the transformation principle. Two major goals of the experiment a ... Read more
Simulation allows students to test the transformation principle. Two major goals of the experiment are: 1. Allow users to see that supernatant from heat-killed bacteria can transform the genes of another bacterium. 2. What transforms the inheritance of the bacteria is DNA, not RNA or proteins.
sim151087 runs
transformation DNA biology
#42

Understanding Linear Motion

Understand linear motion with automated feedback.
sim1486 runs
Science Education physics motion velocity
#43

Cardiovascular Model

sim34587 runs
#44

System Dynamics of Carbon Budget

Simulation of the system dynamics of the global carbon dioxide budget based on the work on systems d ... Read more
Simulation of the system dynamics of the global carbon dioxide budget based on the work on systems dynamics based on John Sternman (MIT) and Krytyna Stave (University of Nebraska)
sim17603 runs
system dynamics carbon climate
#45

Cell Cycle - Simpler 2020

sim66933 runs
Biology Science Education
#46

Cell Cycle Simulation

sim2561 runs
Biology
#47

Chaos Theory: Strange Attractor

Manipulate the main variables of the Lorenz equation.
sim3149 runs
chaos theory Lorenz attractor manifold
#48

Soybean and Aphid Dynamics

sim174 runs
Environment Biology Science Economics Ecology
#49

Fruit Fly with variable sample size

sim43 runs
#50

Steady State in Freshwater Ecosystems

sim39165 runs
#51

HPV with Influenza A Humoral Immunity

Immune response of HPV
sim30030 runs
HPV antibodies biology Immunity
#52

HPV and Adaptive Immune Response

sim15410 runs
HPV Antibodies feedback loops vaccine
#53

Uniform Circular Motion

sim1031 runs
Science Education Circular Motion Physics
#54

Ball Bet for Metacognition - Random

sim110 runs
Education
#55

Oxytocin and Child Birth

sim283351 runs
#56

Limiting Nutrients in Aquatic Ecosystems

Experiment with a variety of nutrients that are limited by different degrees in four different ecosy ... Read more
Experiment with a variety of nutrients that are limited by different degrees in four different ecosystems.
sim159081 runs
limiting nutrients ecosystem biology logistic growth
#57

GLUT and Insulin

sim20 runs
#58

Genotyping with Electrophoresis

sim51149 runs
biology inheritance DNA restriction enzyme
#59

Logistic Growth Model and the Butterfly Effect

Model allows users to test the starting population size (N), the carrying capacity of the populatio ... Read more
Model allows users to test the starting population size (N), the carrying capacity of the population (K), and the intrinsic rate of growth (r max). Iterations are discrete, not continuous.
sim7107 runs
logistic growth carrying capacity
#60

Enzyme Diversity

sim553963 runs
enzyme biology substrate pepsin indicators
#61

Evolution: Grants Finches

Models the effects on population sizes of ground finches with different beak sizes in response to di ... Read more
Models the effects on population sizes of ground finches with different beak sizes in response to different amounts of annual precipitation.
sim13642 runs
evolution biology natural selection
#62

Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Simulation

Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Simulation. This model tracks the accumulation of 40 colonies of ... Read more
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Simulation. This model tracks the accumulation of 40 colonies of bacteria. The main purpose of the model is to show that new adaptations are not caused by an environmental factor, like antibiotics. Rather, new adaptations are the selection of available variations. In this model you can increase variations by increasing the UV dose. The UV dose increases the mutation rate with a Monte Carlo function.
sim272344 runs
Biology Science Ecology Education
#63

Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model

Explore my favorite aspect of system dynamics and a historic example. The homeostasis generated by t ... Read more
Explore my favorite aspect of system dynamics and a historic example. The homeostasis generated by the interconnections of a negative feedback loop governs much of life.
sim376273 runs
negative feedback loop Lotka-Volterra homeostasis predator-prey
#64

Lactase with Variable Sample Sizes

Arrayed Lactase Model
sim980793 runs
Lactase array sample size biology
#65

The dynamics of photosynthesis - variable sample size

The dynamics of photosynthesis - variable sample size
sim95178 runs
photosynthesis sample size biology
#66

Transformation Experiment with Controls

Simulation allows users to test the bacterial transformation principle discovered by Frederick Griff ... Read more
Simulation allows users to test the bacterial transformation principle discovered by Frederick Griffith.
sim32842 runs
Biology Science Education transformation DNA
#67

Cellular Respiration Accounting Model

The purpose of the model is to understand how glucose is metabolized, and how the energy stored in i ... Read more
The purpose of the model is to understand how glucose is metabolized, and how the energy stored in its chemical bonds is transfered.
sim842417 runs
cellular respiration aerobic respiration ATP biology
#68

Photosynthesis Model

sim3152301 runs
#69

Simple Genetics

sim146290 runs
#70

Tick Tock: The Biological Clock and Circadian Rhythm

Explore gene expression of the transcriptional-translational feedback loop (TTFL) of the mouse circa ... Read more
Explore gene expression of the transcriptional-translational feedback loop (TTFL) of the mouse circadian rhythm.
sim1128 runs
circadian clock feedback loop
#71

Fruit Fly Choice

Simulation to model random behavior in a fruit fly choice chamber
sim1053 runs
randomness random
#72

Recombination and Gene Linkage

sim186699 runs
#73

Evolution with Heterozygous Advantage

Evolution of Populations: Genetic Drift, Natural Selection, and Mutations
sim7697 runs
evolution natural selection genetic drift
#74

Soybean and Aphid Population Dynamics

sim5128 runs
Biology Science
#75

Extinction Vortex

sim80995 runs
#76

Phenology of the Karner Blue Butterfly

Karner Blue butterfly is an endangered species. Habitat loss and climate change are contributing fac ... Read more
Karner Blue butterfly is an endangered species. Habitat loss and climate change are contributing factors to the reduction in the butterflies' population sizes. Climate change can alter the timing of lifecycles. When climate change disproportionally affects the timing of life cycles of species in an ecosystem asynchrony within a food web occurs.
sim14861 runs
asynchrony timing phenology climate change butterfly
#77

Water Potential and Osmosis

Factors that affect the flow across a semi-permeable membrane.
sim459756 runs
#78

Guppy Evolution

sim218963 runs
evolution biology genes
#79

Evolution of LAP Allele in Mussels

sim90504 runs
Evolution Natural Selection Cline
#80

Neurophysiology and Neurotoxicity

The main dependent variable measured in the model is the membrane potential (millivolts) of a motor ... Read more
The main dependent variable measured in the model is the membrane potential (millivolts) of a motor neuron and the muscle fiber it innervates. You will be able to add excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters, and compare how neurotransmitters modulate the electrical impulses of the motor neuron and the muscle fiber. Additionally, you will be able to compare the effects of four neurotoxins: Tetrodotoxin, botulinum toxin, sarin nerve gas, and VX. While extremely lethal, these toxins are very instructive in understanding neurons because of the specific way the toxins act. Each toxin modifies or inhibits a specific molecule in neurons that help process and transmit information.
sim46458 runs
Neurophysiology toxins sarin VX TTX
#81

Growth Factors, Cyclins, and Cancer

Explores the feedback loops that regulate the cell cycle. Model focuses on manipulating stimuli (gro ... Read more
Explores the feedback loops that regulate the cell cycle. Model focuses on manipulating stimuli (growth factors), to stimulate the cell cycle feedback loops.
sim358552 runs
growth factors cyclins cell cycle cancer
#82

Carbon Cycle Simulation

Simulation tracks the movement of carbon to and from the atmosphere in Gt C (and Gt CO2). Users can ... Read more
Simulation tracks the movement of carbon to and from the atmosphere in Gt C (and Gt CO2). Users can manipulate with graphical inputs the changes in fossil fuel emissions, land-use, and ocean sinks.
sim12920 runs
Environment Biology Science Ecology Education
#83

Body Temperature Regulation with Scatter Plot

sim5206 runs
Biology Science Education Health
#84

Pendulum Model

sim50 runs
Science Education Physics Simple Harmonic Motion Pendulum
#85

Pattern with recessive single band

sim100068 runs
genetics
#86

Lactose Operon: An Inducible System

In this simulation users explore the negative feedback system of the Lactose Operon found in bacteri ... Read more
In this simulation users explore the negative feedback system of the Lactose Operon found in bacteria. Lactose induces the system by inhibiting and inhibitor.
sim160225 runs
Inhibition negative feedback biology lactose operon
#87

Catastrophic Regime Change in Aquatic Ecosystems

sim146336 runs
Ecology
#88

Evolution and Natural Selection

sim421897 runs
#89

Stock and Flow Teaching

model1321 downloads
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Education
#90

SIR Model for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

model2595 downloads
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Environment Biology Education
#91

Signal Transduction Example

model1237 downloads
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Biology Science
#92

Pop Growth with Resources v2

model1264 downloads
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#93

Pop Growth v2

model1097 downloads
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#94

Pop Growth v3

model1193 downloads
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#95

Hormone Sample 1

model1148 downloads
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#96

Cardiac Myocytes

model1786 downloads
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Biology Education
#97

OT Feedback

model1457 downloads
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Biology
#98

Force and Position

model989 downloads
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Science physics
#99

CR and ATP coupled reaction

model1160 downloads
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Biology
#100

Projectile Motion Physics

model594 downloads
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Science Education physics science position
#101

Something

model1204 downloads
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#102

Two Variations - Population Growth

model1377 downloads
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Biology Science Ecology Education
#103

p53 and Cell Cycle

model1270 downloads
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Biology
#104

insulin secretion

model1151 downloads
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Biology
#105

SIR Model for Coronavirus (COVID-19) - with social distancing

This model was copied from Jon Darkow:
model1567 downloads
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Environment Biology Education
#106

Natural Selection Model v1

model1252 downloads
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Biology
#107

Mechanical Energy Model

model1032 downloads
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Science Physics Acceleration Velocity Potential Energy
#108

SIR Model for COVID-19

This model was copied from Jon Darkow: This model was copied from Jon Darkow:
model1127 downloads
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Environment Biology Education
#109

Exponential Growth in Population - AF

Chapter 2: Modeling the Environment
model1463 downloads
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#110

Chapter 2: Population Growth

Chapter 2 introduction
model1445 downloads
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#111

Cellular Respiration Matter

model1186 downloads
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#112

model1-mrd

model910 downloads
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#113

TSH-TH Feedback

model1370 downloads
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Biology
#114

Differential Reproduction, Natural Selection Model

This is the fourth model in a sequence of models to show the logic of natural selection, formalized ... Read more
This is the fourth model in a sequence of models to show the logic of natural selection, formalized by Earnst Mayr. Mayr E. The growth of biological thought. Cambridge: Harvard University Press; 1982.
model1397 downloads
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Biology Science Education natural selection evolution
#115

Limiting Nutrients Model

model1465 downloads
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Environment Ecology Education
#116

Logistic Growth Model

model1767 downloads
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#117

Epinephrine Signal Transduction

model4648 downloads
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Biology Science Education
#118

Model1

model977 downloads
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#119

Modeling Constant Acceleration

model1305 downloads
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Science Education Physics Acceleration Velocity
#120

Comparing COVID-19 with xxx

This model was copied from Jon Darkow:
model1327 downloads
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Environment Biology Education
#121

Endocrine System Dynamics

This model shows how FSH regulates the reproductive cycle in females, and how diseases may emerge fr ... Read more
This model shows how FSH regulates the reproductive cycle in females, and how diseases may emerge from underproduction and excess production of the hormone. This model was developed for a high school Anatomy and Physiology class.
model1298 downloads
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Biology Physiology Feedback
#122

Cellular Respriation: ID process flows

model1141 downloads
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#123

CLD Example

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Biology
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