SIR MODEL OF AN EPIDEMIC AND NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Title
SIR model of an epidemic and non-pharmaceutical interventions
Description
SIR (Susceptible, Infectious, or Recovered) model of an airborne disease epidemic accompanied with a dynamic graphic visualization of the city and the citizens living in it. The modification of several variables is possible, which represent features of the disease or precautionary measures of non-pharmaceutical interventions. The effect of the variable handling on the progress and the outcome of the epidemic is also possible through a synchronous SIR graph. There are authentic-disease choices available for parameter values on an unvaccinated population.
Notes on pedagogical utilization
The learning object presents an SIR model of an epidemic, with a graph, on a hypothetical city, in which one can modify 2 parameters concerning the organization of the city, 6 parameters about the features of the disease, and 4 non-pharmaceutical interventions. It is highly appropriate for inquiry-based-learning activities, in which the inquiry steps might be provided to students or the research desgined might be assigned upon them. An initial research question is posed, simple or complex (e.g. how disease infectivity affects the epidemic, which non-pharmaceutical intervention is the most effective, what will happen if incubation period and mortality change at once, etc). Then students experiment by modifying the parameters, gather and organize data, draw conclusions and justify their resarch choices. The learning object is highly appropriate for problem-based-learning approaches, too. An initial problem (e.g. a COVID-19 epidemic on a 400-citizen city) and a target (e.g. minimizing the number of deads, or continuation of the economic production) are given to students, and they have to come up with alternative solutions, test them, compare their pros and cons, adjust them and come down with a final justified suggestion. The modification of parameters is made in real time. Moreover, the learning object is appropriate for argumentation tasks concerning the enforcement of non-pharmaceutical interventions under given circumstances, discussion about the role of Mathematics in Health Sciences (health numeracy), discussion about the role of models in science, and comparison of the model with the real world settings (similarities and differences).
REFERENCE URL
https://photodentro.pafse.eu/handle/8586/35
LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS
Educational level
lower secondary, higher secondary, vocational education
Τypical age range
From 12 To 20
Language level
A1-elementary knowledge
FUNDING INFORMATION
LEARNING OBJECT
program / project: PAFSE project
PAFSE project
METADATA
program / project: PAFSE project
PAFSE project
CLASSIFICATION
Subject / Topic / Concept
Environmental Education/Education for Sustainable Development > Health & Well-being > Infectious diseases - Epidemics Mathematics > Statistics & Probability > Graphical representation of data Public Health > Disease prevention > Other Public Health > Health systems > Health systems response to Communicable diseases Public Health > Health emergencies > Outbreaks
Learning resource type
simulation, inquiry, exploration
APPEARS IN COLLECTIONS
Learning Objects
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTORS
Scientific coordinator: Tassos A. Mikropoulos (University of Ioannina)
Technical manager: Pavlos Gaintatzis (University of Ioannina)
Pedagogical coordinator: Dimitris Chalkidis (University of Ioannina)
METADATA CONTRIBUTORS
LEARNING OBJECT / METADATA LICENSING & PUBLISHING
Licensor: Educational Approaches to Virtual Realities Laboratory (EARTH lab), University of Ioannina, Greece
Publisher: Educational Approaches to Virtual Realities Laboratory (EARTH lab), University of Ioannina, Greece
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Format
application/zip (13.8 MB)
Click and Play
click and play
Operating system
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, Apple macOS
Browser
Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Language
greek, english
IDENTIFIER
PHOTODENTRO
8586/35
LICENSE
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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