STEM Thursday, Tom Browne Middle, April 26th, 2016
Presenters: Ms. Baker, Ms. Dion, Ms. Solis
Engage
Do Vampires exist?
Explore
-
We begin with one vampire.
-
We begin with our current world population of humans in 2016
-
Each week, every vampire kills one human.
-
Every time a human is killed, s/he turns into a vampire.
Explain
-
How long would it take for all the humans to be destroyed?
-
-
What other variables need to be considered?
Elaborate
-
All humans have been destroyed.
-
The vampires have no food source.
-
How long can the vampire population survive?
-
How can we model this situation?
Evaluate
-
What is the equation of this graph?
-
How many sick people would you expect after eight days?