Week 12: Epidemic Modeling

Week 12: Epidemic Modeling

Learning Objective:  Students explore agent-agent interactions by creating an epidemic model.  Each student has an opportunity to examine the spread of disease through an agent population using a simplistic model.  Then the possible affects of recuperation, hospitals or doctors and immunity on the spread of disease can be examined.

Pacing Guide

Do Now Questions

• Do Now Questions with Explanations (.doc)
• Do Now Questions NO answers (.doc)
• Do Now Slides (.ppt)

Programming Challenge

• Programming Assignment - Spread the Red (.doc)
• NetLogo Cheat Sheet - No new Cheat Sheet this week
• Sample Code 1 (base case) (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Sample Code 2 (with death) (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Sample Code 3 (with death and hospital) (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Sample Code 4 (with death and hospital and immunity) (.doc) (.nlogo)
• Grading Rubric (.doc)

TEACHERS ONLY for Prep: EPI Model part 1 (.mp4) , EPI Model part 2 (.mp4) 

CS Concepts - No new CS Concepts this week

Videos

• Agent-Agent Interactions (.mp4)
• Artificial Life (.mp4)
• Video Summaries

Reading Materials

• Blown to Bits: Chapter 3 (Reading Assignment pp. 73 - 80)

Hands on activities

• Toss-Up Hands-On-Activity
  • Toss Up Lesson Plan
  • Toss Up Data Sheet
• Toss-Up NetLogo Activity
  • These two programs are based on the Hands-On version of the Toss Up Activity. Please read the Toss Up Lesson Plan given above for more information.
    • Susceptible - Infected - Susceptible NetLogo Model
    • Susceptible - Infected - Recovered (Immune) NetLogo Model

• Quizzes are still being worked on

• Actual Quiz Questions - With Answers

• Actual Quiz Questions - NO Answers