Preview - 21/22 Computational Modeling Of Covid-19 Spread

Your Turn!

You have made some changes to the NetLogo Code.  They were 'prescribed' changes.  In other words, you were told what to do.  Now it's time for you to decide what changes or additions you want to make to the Neighborhood Model.  As you progress, record your findings.  This is for two purposes: to alert you to what works (and what doesn't)  and for you to record your results.   

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Think about what you have learned throughout this Unit.  What questions are you left with that are unanswered?  Do you want to understand the Delta Variant and the risk of contagion?  Maybe you want to understand the rate of infection  in vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals?  Would you like to better understand what would happen if some people had the third shot of the vaccine?

        You can program any of these parameters into the NetLogo Model.  Your task at this time is to develop a question that can be answered by manipulating or changing the NetLogo Model.  Please write your question in the space provided.

Use the Netlogo Code dropdown menu to change the code to answer the question you wrote.  Copy and paste or Screenshot the the code you added, changed, or rewrote.

What were the results?

total-%-infected:

low-density-area-%-infected

high-density-area-%-infected

Was there a Result Parameter that you added and if so what were the results?

When you ran the Model after completing your changes:

What worked?

What didn't work?

 

Reflect upon your work.  Why did the changes you made work or not work?

And finally, our last question;  Can a computer model inform us of safe practices during a pandemic?  As always, provide evidence for your answer!

Notes

These notes will appear on every page in this lesson so feel free to put anything here you'd like to keep track of.