Zombie Apocalypse Are You Prepared?
Feb 21, 2016
Population of
Salisbury, MD
30,484 How
long will it take
the virus to
consume the
entire city?
VIRUS A500 people are infected
by the zombie virus EVERY DAY!
VIRUS BThere is one
zombie. Every zombie infects one person to stay alive each
day.
Which strand of the ZOMBIE VIRUS will infect the entire
population of Salisbury quickest?
Don’t tell anyone what you picked! Write it down with a brief
explanation.
VIRUS A500 people are affected
by the zombie virus EVERY DAY!
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day of Infection
Total Infected
012345 Fill in the
following table of values based on the spread of the
zombie virus
Scenario 1500 people are affected by the
zombie virus EVERY DAY!
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 5001 1,0002 1,5003 2,0004 2,5005 3,000
Fill in the following table of values based on the spread of
the zombie virusHow fast
is the virus
spreading?
How many people are infected?
VIRUS BOnly one person is
affected day one, then two
people day two, then four
people day four, and so
fourth.
Day 0
Meet Patient ZeroEvery day, each zombie infects one more person
Day 1New Infected
Day 2New
Infected
Day 3New
Infected
Day 4 New
Infected
Day 4 ?
Day 5?
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 112345
Fill in the following table of values based on the spread of
the zombie virus
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 11 22 43 84 165 32
Fill in the following table of values based on the spread of
the zombie virus
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 11 22 43 84 165 32
How long will it take for the entire city of Salisbury to be infected?
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 5001 1,0002 1,5003 2,0004 2,5005 3,000
Virus A
Virus B
Population of
Salisbury, MD
30,484
How long will it take for the entire city of Salisbury to be infected?
Create a graph that compares
virus A to virus B.
Did you still like the
virus you picked in
the beginning?
Explain.
Is one virus ALWAYS
worse than the other?Explain.
VIRUS CEvery 1 person
can affect 3 people a day!
How could
you model
this
scenario?
How much faster will people turn?
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
This is
too hard
to draw!
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 112345
Virus C VIRUS CEvery 1 person
can affect 3 people a day!
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 11 42 163 644 2565 10246 ?
Virus C VIRUS CEvery 1 person
can affect 3 people a day!
How many days until the Entire Earth is zombies?
6.8 Billion People
We need an equation to help us figure this
out!Let s = starting number of
infectedn = number infected per day
(by one zombie)d = number of days Total people
infected =
Virus C
Total people infected =
Day of Infection
Total Infected
0 11 42 163 644 2565 10246 ?
Virus C Does the equation work with our
table?
Total people infected =
Approximately how many days until the Entire Earth is
zombies?6.8
Billion PeopleTotal people
infected =
6,800,000,000 People
416.33=6 ,786,403,194
A scientist gathered the following information before turning into a zombie. The police need you to determine
what it means!
The Police need you to draw the next zones of infection!
Number of Hours
Radius Area
0
1
2
3
4
As a scientist you need to organize your findings
and present to the police!
How could you or the police use this information?
How could you or the police use this information?