Computational experiment approach considers modelling as the essential feature of Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE), where the model and the computer take the place of the "classical" experimental set-up and simulation replaces the experiment (Landau et al., 2008).
Modelling, as a pedagogical tool, involves the model construction, the exploration of model characteristics and the model application to a specific problem, resembling authentic activities of scientists and mathematicians (Herbert, 2003).
Recent developments in strategy instruction research suggest that learning in a particular