The Stella model represents the flow of water from a watershed basin. It includes factors of infiltration, runoff, evaporation, stream cross-section, flood plain topography, etc. The model will illustrate the effects of changes in input values. It will also show the results of building walls or creating a diversion channel. They are encouraged to utilize multimedia presentation techniques.
Social studies can use it in geography units.
In technology education, the unit can be used for units in image processing, electronic publishing, modeling and programming. It can also be used for transportation studies.