Week 12: Epidemic Modeling

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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