Modeling
an Epidemic
Lab
Results
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Pour
half of your liquid into empty cup, then set remaining liquid aside for later.
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To
“make contact”, pour your liquid into another’s cup of liquid.
q
Swirl
the cup and then pour the liquid back into your cup.
q
Swirl
it again and then pour half of the liquid back into your partner’s cup.
q
Keep
track of each individual with whom you make contact.
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Analysis
Questions:(write answers
on a separate piece of paper)
q
What
kinds of diseases might be transmitted this way?
q
Was
it easy to determine the origin of the disease?
q
What
is an infectious disease?
q
How
would tracing the disease be different if it were on a larger scale, such as a
city or state?
q
Is
it always important to know the origin of an infectious disease? Why/Why not?
q
How
would the results be different if you exchanged 3 more times?
q
How
would the results have been different if some students chose not to exchange
liquids at all?