4/1 Alg1: Zombie Attack (Exponential growth exploration)
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9th Grade
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Kourtney Kukowski
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Zombie Attack!!!
Analyzing the spread of a virus.
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2 strains of Zombie virus strains have been discovered in the US! The strains are described below:
Strain A: Each minute, the original zombie infects 3 new people, but the new zombies cannot infect new people.
Strain B: Each minute, every zombie infects a new person. New zombies are able to infect new people.
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Poll
Make a prediction: Which strain will create more zombies after 10 minutes?
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Let's draw some visuals to get a better idea here.
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Let's try and create a table of values
We will create one for each strain, and it will tell us how many people are infected every minute!
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Multiple Choice
Strain A: How many people will be infected after 1 minute?
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Multiple Choice
Strain A: How many people will be infected after 2 minutes?
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Multiple Choice
Strain A: How many people will be infected after 3 minutes?
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Multiple Choice
Strain A: How many people will be infected after 10 minutes?
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Strain A Conclusion
After 10 minutes, Strain A will have infected 31 people!
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Multiple Choice
Strain B: How many people will be infected after 1 minute?
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Multiple Choice
Strain B: How many people will be infected after 2 minutes?
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Multiple Choice
Strain B: How many people will be infected after 3 minutes?
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Multiple Choice
Strain B: How many people will be infected after 10 minutes?
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Strain B Conclusion
After 10 minutes, Strain A will have infected 1,024 people!
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Multiple Choice
Which strain is represented by this graph?
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Multiple Choice
Which strain is represented by this graph?
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Multiple Choice
Do you have your final answer? Which strain will create more zombies after 10 minutes?
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Exponential growth of a virus can be scary in real life! We all know that feeling...
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Poll
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Great work today! Move to Google Classroom and complete your exit ticket. Have a great Thursday :)
Zombie Attack!!!
Analyzing the spread of a virus.
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