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Why doesn't a whole town get sick at once?
Show of hands — before you project anything
Predict before we run it: if half the people are immune, will the germ reach the whole class or fizzle out?
- A Way more than you'd guess
- B About what you'd guess
- C Way less than you'd guess
Count the votes out loud. Hold them to it — then watch.
Project it (fullscreen)
Discussion prompts
- Predict before we run it: if half the people are immune, will the germ reach the whole class or fizzle out?
- Predict: if all the immune people clump in one corner, is the town still safe everywhere?
- Predict: which needs more people immune to stop it — a super-catchy germ like measles or a mild one, and why?
Where it shows up in real life
- A cold going around school that stops after a few kids because others had their flu shot
- Getting a measles or chickenpox vaccine at the doctor
- A firebreak cut through a forest so a wildfire runs out of trees to jump to
A prediction-first worksheet — no answer key.
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Why doesn't a whole town get sick at once?
Predict — what do you think will happen, and why?
Talk about it
- Predict before we run it: if half the people are immune, will the germ reach the whole class or fizzle out?
- Predict: if all the immune people clump in one corner, is the town still safe everywhere?
- Predict: which needs more people immune to stop it — a super-catchy germ like measles or a mild one, and why?