{"id":2718,"date":"2021-10-07T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2021-11-20T04:53:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T04:53:22","slug":"step-2-express-that-part-of-reality-of-the-potato-chips-package-as-a-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/step-2-express-that-part-of-reality-of-the-potato-chips-package-as-a-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2 &#8211; Express that part of reality of the potato chips package as a model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;intro-section&#8221; width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Step 2 &#8211; Express that part of reality of the potato chips package as a model&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23c20e1a&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-file-download&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; background_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_background_color=&#8221;#edbe16&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%23|title:Download%20this%20step&#8221; el_class=&#8221;download-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;bordered&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"#\"><strong>Systems thinking is the ability to\u00a0describe and\/ or visualise a part of a complex reality<\/strong><\/a>,express that part of reality as a model,\u00a0understand the model as a system, use the model to explain the behaviour of the system, anticipate the behaviour of the system, and evaluate its impacts on sustainable development, identify potential points of, and types of interventions, generate options to act, assess their impacts in the frame of sustainable development, and decide whether further actions are necessary or not.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>What is the aim? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To enable learners to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>enrich the description of reality they created in Step 1, and<\/li>\n<li><strong>transfer this description into a model <\/strong>(a simplified picture or depiction of a part of reality)<strong>of a static situation <\/strong><strong>(see Information Sheet \u2018What is a model?\u2019)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>assess the quality of a model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities, tasks, and suggested learning methods \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this Step,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>learners should:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>identify elements and (inter)relationships from the description,<\/li>\n<li>express the (inter)relationships between the elements, such as stocks and flows of information\/ communication, energy, and physical materials<\/li>\n<li>identify the function or purpose of the system (which are shaped by perceptions, values, cultural aspects, rules, economic drivers, or other needs and drivers etc of people in the system)<\/li>\n<li>consider additional knowledge to enrich the description of the reality or situation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the learners should develop and explain the structure of the model.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activity: &#8220;A potato chip is made of\u2026&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Material<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Potato chips package<\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedure <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The learners review the nutrition facts on a package of potato chips. They can continue with the same package of chips that they started to describe in Step 1.<\/li>\n<li>They work in groups and use the brainstormingmethod to list the elements related to the nutrition from potato chips and complete the following table.<\/li>\n<li>Give a hint to the learners to keep in mind the two perspectives related to nutrition: what nutrients are present in the food, and how the body takes in the nutrients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2725&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;img1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><strong>Element<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"403\"><strong>Interrelationship<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Mouth<\/td>\n<td width=\"403\">Breakdown the food, connected with oesophagus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Stomach<\/td>\n<td width=\"403\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"403\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"403\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>If the learners have different flavours, they can compare the differences between their ingredients.<\/li>\n<li>Once the learners have finished the table, they can use the information gathered to develop a mind maptaking into consideration:\n<ol>\n<li>How does the human body process potato chips? How does the metabolic process work?<\/li>\n<li>How does our body perceive flavour?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>They may search for an image about the digestive process of the nutrients and complete the mind mapwith the information about the digestion of nutrients.<\/li>\n<li>Once they complete the activity the learners can reflect about the information and formulate some open questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presented in this section are examples of what the learners\u2019 output might look like. However, note that this is not the only way to do it. The learning process may work more effectively if you let the learners use their creativity to present the information in their own way. \u00a0You may use the resources listed below to see other examples and ideas on how to present the information.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"594\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brainstorm, definition of elements and interrelationships<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\"><strong>Element<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"465\"><strong>Interrelationship<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Potato<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Production of potato chips, cultivation, nutriment source<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Salt<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Production of potato chips, nutriment source<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Oil<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Production of potato chips, nutriment source<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Carbohydrates<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Nutriment, source of energy, sugars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Proteins<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Nutriment, molecules with important functions in the cell and body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Fat<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Nutriment, biggest source of energy in the body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Mouth<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Consumption, mix food with saliva, chew, and breakdown of carbohydrate molecules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Stomach<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Mixer that is connected by the oesophagus to the mouth on one side and to the small intestine to the other side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Small Intestine<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Pancreas, gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, and bloodstream.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Large intestine<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Bloodstream and the small intestine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Pancreas<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Bloodstream and duodenum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Gallbladder<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Liver and duodenum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"112\">Liver<\/td>\n<td width=\"465\">Gallbladder and bloodstream.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"595\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind Map for Nutrition from Potato Chips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following Mind maps are an example of possible answer to the questions: How does the human body process potato chips? How does the metabolic process work?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2735&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2738&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2740&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2736&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2737&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2745&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Activity 2: <\/strong>How is a potato chip made?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Material<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Potato chips package<\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedure <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The learners review the list of the ingredients of a type of potato chip. If the learners have different flavours, they can compare the differences between them.<\/li>\n<li>Create a mind mapto describe how all the ingredients are brought together to manufacture a potato chips package, they must consider aspects such as: Cultivation, Production (Potatoes and no more than two other ingredients), Transportation and Marketing.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2748 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture8-1-300x126.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture8-1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.infilon.net\/systemsthinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture8-1.png 304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Search for an image depicting the production of potato chips.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the mind mapwith the information of the model of the potato chips production.<\/li>\n<li>Once they complete the activity the learners can reflect about the information and formulate some open questions.<strong>Example <\/strong><strong>Mind Map of Production of Potato Chips<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2751&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Further leading questions <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the model (Mind map) you developed really present the reality of how potato chips are produced?<\/li>\n<li>Does the model you developed really present the reality of how potato chips are digested by the body?<\/li>\n<li>Is the model suitable to understand a reality which may change in the next moment, or tomorrow or sometime in the future?<\/li>\n<li>If the reality is not static, should we look for models that can also depict the dynamic nature of reality?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/digestion-and-absorption-of-carbohydrates-proteins-and-fats\/\"><u>https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/digestion-and-absorption-of-carbohydrates-proteins-and-fats\/<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reactome <a href=\"#\/R-HSA-8963743&amp;SEL=R-HSA-8963676\"><u>https:\/\/reactome.org\/PathwayBrowser\/#\/R-HSA-8963743&amp;SEL=R-HSA-8963676<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Agriculture Value Chain Study Punjab, Pakistan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvo.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2018\/12\/Voorlopig-rapport-landbouwwaardeketenstudie-Punjab-Pakistan.pdf\"><u>https:\/\/www.rvo.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2018\/12\/Voorlopig-rapport-landbouwwaardeketenstudie-Punjab-Pakistan.pdf<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CASI | Consumer Packaged Goods <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casicorp.com\/cpg.html\"><u>http:\/\/www.casicorp.com\/cpg.html<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cadena Productiva de la Papa <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/gvfrnsdbj7_2\/cadena-productiva-de-la-papa\/\"><u>https:\/\/prezi.com\/gvfrnsdbj7_2\/cadena-productiva-de-la-papa\/<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>How products are made | Salt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madehow.com\/Volume-2\/Salt.html\"><u>http:\/\/www.madehow.com\/Volume-2\/Salt.html<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>How salt is made <a href=\"#:~:text=While%20the%20ocean%20is%20a,and%20evaporated%20to%20create%20salt\"><u>https:\/\/www.thespruceeats.com\/how-is-salt-made-1328618#:~:text=While%20the%20ocean%20is%20a,and%20evaporated%20to%20create%20salt<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>KMEC | Sunflower oil production <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oilmillmachinery.net\/sunflower-oil-production.html\"><u>http:\/\/www.oilmillmachinery.net\/sunflower-oil-production.html<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>How is sunflower oil produced (made)? 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