Research and Development - EPIDEMIOLOGIST
How
many people need to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to stop the
coronavirus?
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Cooperative
Learning Activity
1. In groups of 3 - 4 students, read the following article from The Conversation 6 January 2021
2. Write down the facts and figures involved in the article.
3.
Discuss within your group listing all the questions you need answering.
Discuss with another student group.
4. Note the questions not answered and discuss as a class. Has there been any further developments since this article was written? Are there any new issues?
5. Individually, think about your reasons for getting a vaccine. Which vaccine do you think will be the best for you? Why? Why not?
Complexity
- It's Simple
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Engineering.org)
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Cooperative
Learning Activity
Full Lesson Plan (PDF)
Student Worksheet (Doc)
Lesson Focus
This lesson allows students to playfully understand algorithms and
complexity.
Objectives
Learn about the growth of sequences
Learn about the difference between complexity and runtime
Learn fundamental algorithms in computer science
Learn how good algorithm design can drastically improve performance
Anticipated Learner Outcomes
As a result of this activity, students should develop an understanding
of:
the growth of sequences
the importance of algorithm design
sorting algorithms
teamwork
Lesson Activities
Students gain an intuitive understanding of complexity and runtime of
algorithms through illustrations with small rewards, teamwork activities
and design tasks. More advanced students are introduced to the
mathematical concepts underlying the topic of complexity.
Activity 1: Water Lilies in a pond.
Activity 2: Ant, Human and weight
Activity 3: Complete the sequences
Activity 4: The Bisection Method
Activity 5: Sorting Methods
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