While Simpocalypse is designed to be an open-ended tool which you can
use however you want, the STEM Explorer team has designed several
standards-based, long-form learning projects using the Simpocalypse
application. For more information about these and other long-form
learning projects from the STEM Explorer, visit the
Delta STEM Explorer
website.
High School Statistics
HS Statistics project slideshow
Designed to meet most of the Core Standards pertaining to
high school statistics, this project has students use
statistical tools like plots and curve-fitting to analyze data
produced by a Simpocalypse model.
High School Biology/Engineering
HS Biology project slideshow
This project tasks students with using Simpocalypse to propose
and test mitigation strategies for COVID-19, covering Michigan's
HS-ETS1 group of science standards and a lot of biology
fundamentals.
Middle School Science
MS Science project slideshow
In this project, students will use their creativity to invent a
new, fictional disease, craft a narrative around it, and use
Simpocalypse to both model their new disease and propose and
test mitigation strategies. This project covers Michigan's
MS-ETS group of standards, its CTE standard for computer
modelling, and several Core ELA standards pertaining to
scientific and technical literacy.
