GEO: Outbreak‪!‬

How can we protect our hometown from diseases? There have been many disease scares in the past, including Bird Flu, Swine Flu, MRSA, SARS, Mad Cow Disease, and many others.  What if an outbreak occurred that affected huge populations of people very rapidly?  What would that look like?  How would people react?  What would be done to prevent the disease from spreading further?


Outbreak! is a Project Based Learning Unit aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In this project, you will:

Model the change in areas of infection during an epidemic with circles
Investigate various geometric constructions and their applications for building physical boundaries during a quarantine
Analyze the relationship between radii, arcs and areas of sectors



W-A-Y, Widening Advancements for Youth, is a non-profit organization based in Michigan, United States. In addition to creating Project Based Learning units, W-A-Y offers a personalized learning experience for students who struggle with traditional high school.


Learn about our units:

Project Based Learning
Explore Real World Issues
Learn with interactives, video instruction, audio books, and graphic organizers
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards



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