The SYSTEMS Thinking and Curriculum Innovation Network (STACI n) Project is a multi-year implementation and research effort intended to examine the impact of implementing and learning from a systems thinking approach to instruction and from using simulation modeling software. Systems thinking is an analytic problem solving tool that can be integrated into courses to enhance instruction. The purpose of the project is to test the potentials and effects of using the technology-based approach in precollege curricula to teach problem solving skills as well as content-specific knowledge .