La Aldea. Stories to stay at home. A time of pandemic.

Education during COVID-19

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Stories to stay at home

A Time of Pandemic Imagined by

Katia RodrĂ­guez

Nicolas Chirokoff

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Because in times of emergency it is important to stay united, the partners for this project were:

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Introduction

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Strategy for Education in the context of COVID-19

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The Coronavirus epidemic is testing our health, the way we organize ourselves and make decisions, the way we interact with others, and the way we educate ourselves. Back home with our families, we are left with a distorted notion of time, surrounded by confusion, changing emotions and questions that we do not know how to answer.

The pandemic confronts educational communities with a double challenge: turning family time into spaces of dialogue, learning, and fun, while empowering teachers to carry out meaningful learning processes from a distance. For this reason, now is the time to imagine new spaces for education and new ways of learning.

Introduction

With this book, an audiobook, and a series of activities, children (from 5 to 14 years old) and adults can learn about the epidemic and discover the best way to fight it and protect themselves. The stories about La Aldea are also an opportunity to try different activities with your family, in which both parents and children can learn about the current reality while they read, talk, research, and play.

These resources are freely available for children, parents,teachers, and organizations that need to continue the learning process during the emergency. The content is aligned with the Basic Competency Standards established by the Ministry of National Education, thereby ensuring alignment with the curriculum followed by educational institutions The resources are free and available for download www.LaAldea.co

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What is

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In Spanish, “aldea” refers to a very tiny town that is usually inhabited by very few people. The closest translation would be “village” or “hamlet”. It is a small settlement occupied by people (or animals in this case!) surrounded by nature, who know each other very well and cooperate. Our Aldea is located in South America, and it’s filled with exotic animals. But you can experience it anywhere in the world...we’re all just like them

Introduction

La Aldea is a learning strategy, woven into stories about a group of animals. They live together and work through situations that are metaphors for real life. In La Aldea children have fun, while reflecting on the world around them. They draw parallels between what happens in the world of La Aldea, and what occurs in their own personal lives on a daily basis, and then, more broadly, in their communities and planet.

The stories and characters in La Aldea are a springboard that allows children to strengthen their social-emotional and communication skills, as well as their abilities in mathematics and science. It also encourages them to change their environments in a positive way. This multi-platform strategy is designed for homeschooling and can be used by teachers and educational institutions for distance learning.

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La Aldea is a transdisciplinary educational strategy that allows children to have fun while strengthening their skills in different areas:

Language

Social sciences

Natural sciences

Mathematics

Social-emotional skills

Mindfulness

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Introduction

In addition, it is a flexible educational strategy that can be used in different contexts:

Formal education

Non-formal education

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Home learning

Distance learning

Education in emergencies

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Contents Discover

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Who are the La Aldea inhabitants?

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Contagious times The virus arrives to La Aldea, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same.How will the animals face this difficult situation? Will they be able to adapt to the changes imposed by this unexpected crisis?

Discuss and do

1. The world upside down The arrival of COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. How have our plans changed?

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2. And you, do you believe everything you hear?

Fake news and social media have become a challenge for community life and for managing the epidemic.

What should we pay attention to when trying to stay informed?

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3. Good morning COVID-19 Coronavirus is now a part of our lives as humans, but do we really know about it? Do we know what it is made of and how it is transmitted?

4. Taking care of yourself is fun Keeping ourselves protected from the virus not only requires us to take care of our bodies, but also our minds. How can we stay healthy physically and mentally?

5. Just how close is the other side of the world?

When we talk about certain countries, it seems like they are very far away from us. But China and the Americas may be closer than we think...

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6.Why is the virus moving faster and faster?

Every day there are more and more people catching the virus despite the fact that we are all doing our best not to get sick. How can this be explained?

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Arnold II the opossum I am an agile and smart opossum. I try to always be the first at everything. Even if sometimes,...just sometimes...that means breaking the rules. But, shush! Don’t tell anyone.

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Ernest II the tapir I am a handsome and powerful tapir.

My father was one of the founders of La Aldea. So, this village exists thanks to him. I am very proud of my ancient tapir lineage and I will do everything I can to make La Aldea great again!

Getting to know La Aldea

Peter II the porcupine I am a righteous and responsible porcupine. I want La Aldea to become a place of fairness and openness. That is what I care about the most. Which is also why I get angry when I see animals cheating or abusing others. That’s just not right!

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Carol II the spectacled bear I am the only spectacled bear in La Aldea, and also the largest animal around here. For me, the most important thing in the world, is to always be respectful of everyone’s opinions, and to never take advantage of others. I try to always be positive, specially if we want to solve any conflict in La Aldea.

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Lucy II the turtle I am the turtle, the leader of La Aldea. It is my duty to make the most important decisions, bearing in mind the well-being of everyone. I want us to always act together, as a community.

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Lia II the crab I am a blue crab. I migrated to La Aldea after my home was destroyed by a natural disaster.

I still don’t feel entirely welcome here, so I prefer to do things all on my own. That’s just how I am.

Getting to know La Aldea

Harry II the chameleon HI! I’m Harry, the chameleon. I am a newcomer in La Aldea. I came here after losing my home in a landslide. I’m usually green. But I turn yellow when I’m happy, and when I’m scared, I turn purple.

Sometimes, I get angry and I turn the color of lava! Many animals don’t understand why this happens to me. But I have accepted myself, just as I am. Welcome to La Aldea!

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The macaws

This just in! We are the macaws, La Aldea’s journalists. We report everything that happens: gossip, events, fights and breaking news. We fly from tree to tree delivering information to all animals.

Although, sometimes, we like to exaggerate the news a little bit. It’s just to make them more fun and see the animal’s reactions.

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The ants We are La Aldea’s best workers, and we’re in charge of construction. We are very organized and follow orders to a tee. The ones in charge are always right!

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The moorhens

Hi! We are the moorhens. We are always together, and we always do an say the same things. Actually, we may even think the same.

We are skittish and maybe a bit clumsy. We think it’s better not to question things, and just do what we’re told.

Getting to know La Aldea

The bees

We’re La Aldea’s meteorologists. We focus on protecting the environment and producing delicious honey. Everyone says that La Aldea’s honey is the best in the whole world!

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The owls

We owls have many tasks in La Aldea. We’re in charge of educating the youngest animals -a very important work! We also do all the scientific research, and we study hard to take care of the sick. We love what we do!

But we also know we have a huge responsibility, and we work very hard to uphold it.

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A time of pandemic

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It was a normal day at first.

The inhabitants of La Aldea woke up under the bright beams of the sun piercing through the clouds. Lucy, the turtle leader, who had got by on very little sleep for several years, was getting ready to start her day. First, she would visit the teacher owls to evaluate the progress of the youngest in their classes, then she would meet with the bees to check how air pollution was affecting La Aldea and, finally, she would check in with Arnold, a young opossum, to find out how the food collection was coming along. However, as soon as she stepped outside her home, she knew that her day was not going to be as she had planned.

“Extra! Extra!” the parrots called out, as they fluttered around in the sky. “A new virus has been found in a distant village.

The animals are suffering from fever, cough and are having difficulty breathing. Several of them have died and there is not enough medicinal plants to treat everybody.”

The macaws hadn’t finished giving their report, when a moorhen— those marsh hens one often finds near rivers —filled with fear, started running in circles, cackling loudly in fear.

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“We’re going to die. This is the end!”

Despair spread in a second among the other moorhens that were nearby.

“The time has come! I knew it. I had feared it!”

And just like that, suddenly, all the animals started runnning to their homes and went directly to the food deposit in order to get ready for the supposed end. The opossums, who hadn’t even heard the macaws’ announcement, just believed what the others were saying and began jumping around, their babies on their backs and their mouths full of nuts. Lucy the turtle understood that the situation was serious. She knew she had to act immediately. So she called for an emergency meeting with the macaws, Carol (the spectacled bear), and all of the owls.

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“What do we really know about the virus?” the turtle leader asked the macaws, who were in charge of announcing and investigating the news.

“Not as much as we would like”, a blue macaw answered, “We don’t know much about the virus, except that it spreads fast. We do know that the best way to fight it, is to isolate the infected, and help them get through their illness. At the same time we should try to control the arrival of other animals from elsewhere,”

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“It is quite important to wash our feet and wings very carefully,” one of the teacher owls added. “We have contacted owls in the nearby villages and we have been informed that the inhabitants do not touch one another, nor drink water from the same pond, and do not use their feet to touch their beaks, jaws or eyes—or any part of their face, for that matter. The ones among us who are sick will have to wear a mask for their beaks, trunks or snouts. It is also important to keep in mind that the virus can stay alive on the surface of plants and tree trunks, so the best thing to do is to reduce the movement of animals and to encourage them to stay in their burrows and nests.”

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“Alright,” said Lucy. “Then let us organize awareness meetings to inform the others on how to prevent the virus from arriving at the village. Everyone needs to know that it will take all of us working together to keep our village healthy,” Lucy continued. “Each one of us will use their knowledge and skills to make sure this process is successful. The owls will inform the small ones; and Carol and I will educate the rest of the inhabitants. Additionally, Peter the porcupine has offered to look for some rosemary, an antibacterial plant that we can use to disinfect our fingers, wings, and feet. It is very important that the macaws continue learning about, and informing us about the virus, but on the condition that this knowledge encourages calmness and reflection. We will have to be rational and smart. Let’s avoid spreading fear and rumors.”

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All of them agreed with Lucy and drafted a plan to immediately start the educational work. They had just started teaching the inhabitants about the correct ways to take care of themselves and not spread the virus, when Ernest the tapir— who had just returned from travelling to other villages—went around saying hello to his animal friends without taking any precautions. As soon as, Carol heard about this, without a moment’s hesitation, she ran as fast as she could to explain to him that he must not approach or touch anybody, and that he must stay in his burrow for a full two weeks until they were sure he is not infected.

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“Two weeks?! Carol, you are exaggerating,” a skeptical Ernest exclaimed. “The infestion has happened far from here and it has nothing to do with our village. Nothing that bad ever happens to us. Personally, I didn’t see or meet any sick animals where I came from. That must mean that I am totally healthy.” He continued on his way, shaking the paws of several of his opossum friends.

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“Ernest, you must understand that, if you are infected, you may seem and feel well for fourteen days—not even showing symptoms until as late as the sixteenth day. Maybe some of the animals you had contact with were unknowingly carrying the virus, and during that time you could have caught it.�

Nevertheless, it was very difficult for the animals to understand and accept the rules that would keep them all safe. The tapir refused to follow any of the precautions, and he even decided to host a party to celebrate his return to La Aldea.

Half of the animals also chose to disobey the orders and attended the party. None of them stopped for even a moment to imagine the consequences of their decision.

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“Ouch ouch!” shouted Ernest a week later.““My whole body is aching and I can hardly breathe!” he complained, lying on his burrow.

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“Cough! Cough!” The hens coughed loudly.

“This time we really are going to die!”

“Achoo! Achoo!” sneezed the opossums.

And thus, half of the inhabitants of La Aldea now complained about being in pain.

“Our throats are aching and we have a high fever.”

Peter the porcupine and the owls tried in vain to make sure that everyone who was sick got help, but they fell short of the medicinal plants. To make matters worse, La Aldea was running out of places to treat the sick. The healing locations were all full. This led to the awful decision of treating the animals who were most severely affected first, leaving the rest for later. Those who were stronger or younger would have to take care of themselves at home.w

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In the meantime, the healthy animals began to panic. In just a few days, they emptied La Aldea’s food reserves and even attacked the beehive, to take away all the honey.

Lia, the big blue crab, was so overcome with fear and rage that she threw stones at the burrows where infected animals lived.

Arnold, the opossum, monopolized the whole reserve of nuts and locked himself at home with no intention of sharing. As the chaos grew, so did the numbers of infected animals.

Lucy realized that if she didn’t take care of the animals who were attending to the sick, there wouldn’t be any chance of anyone recovering. The future of La Aldea depended on these caregivers.

So, after a new meeting with the owls, it was decided to declare a total quarantine.

“From this moment on,” she announced, “any activity outside the burrows is forbidden. All animals must stop their outside activities and stay exclusively in their shelters. You must wash your legs and paws every three hours and there will be no physical contact between animals until this virus is gone. The love and mating season is suspended until further notice.”

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Long, silent days started and extended into lonely evenings.

The well-traveled paths were gradually reclaimed by the forest. Slowly, the village blended into the woods, the quiet and untrammelled roads allowing nature to grow stronger.

The village turned into a lush-green ghost territory. Whole families isolated themselves in their homes. Family members were forced to get to know one another again— even forgiving past wounds or prior insults—, because the only cure against confinement was good conversation. The elders told stories to their grandchildren about the old times when other epidemics had caused similar ravages. They kept saying that the most important things in these moments of crisis were unity, solidarity, and respect for others. They pointed out that, back in the day, no one had as much knowledge about diseases as animals did now. So, now more than ever, they had to trust the information coming from other villages and the experts who were studying the virus. Moreover, it was important to share with other villages the successful measures they had figured out. Now was the time for all indivudals to start thinking as a collective.

But Lia, the big blue crab, hated the overall quietude, and she started to feel very hungry. She had arrived at La Aldea just a few months ago, after her home was destroyed by a natural disaster. Since her arrival, she hadn’t been able to adapt to this new place. She had no family, and knew just a few villagers. All of this meant that she was on her own to look for food. From the moment Lucy ordered the quarantine, Lia had only received a small amount of fruit— only enough for a couple of days. So she decided to go out. After all, the macaws said the virus was only killing the oldest, and she was a young crab.

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In the meantime, Peter, the porcupine, was outside looking for medicinal plants for the sick. As Lia went out her burrow, Peter saw her escape.

“You are irresponsible!” he shouted as he caught up with her. “You can’t go out. You could infect yourself or infect the others.”

“Stop annoying me, Peter. I need food, I am starving. And anyway, if I catch the virus, it won’t even matter because it only kills the older animals. I’ll recover just fine.”

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“How inconsiderate you are, Lia. You are forgetting that Lucy, our turtle leader, is more than one hundred years old. Even if you don’t feel sick right now, you could transmit the virus to her.”

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Lia remained thoughtful for a minute. What Peter said is true. Besides, Lucy was one of the very few animals who helped her upon her arrival. She did not want her to fell ill.

“Go back to your burrow and wash your claws,” Peter ordered. “We have to help each other and care for the elders.

I’ll bring you some food later. I promise.”

“Okay,” Lia replied, discouraged, “but please, this terrible situation must end as soon as possible.”

“That depends only on ourselves,” Peter replied flatly, as he led her back to her home.

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The next day, Lucy wrote an official announcement that was delivered to every burrow in La Aldea, rolled in a banana leaf. It said:

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This virus is opening our eyes to what is essential in our lives. This moment invites us to pause and reflect. But most of all, it invites us to think like a close-knit community. Keeping social distance doesn’t mean ignoring others, neglecting your neighbors, or not thinking about our group. On the contrary, it means understanding that just one person can infect thousands. We are all important here-- our struggle has proven so.

So the best tool to fight this epidemic is in our own actions. We have to stay in our burrows and respect the rules, in order to slow down the spread of the virus and avoid contamination. I promise you that we will continue collecting food for everyone. All villagers will receive their weekly food rations and have a place to sleep. In the meantime, please, remain calm. If you take care of yourselves we will take care of everyone.

Now more than ever, each one of us has the power to make a change.

We have to understand that only our individual actions can drive common good and determine our future. Only thus we will prevail.

I am your leader, but also a proud member of this community. I therefore pledge to remain in my burrow, working hard, and following all the cleaning and disinfection guidelines. At the same time, I will keep all of you informed about the situation in our village, and I will always address you directly and honestly about these issues that concern all of us.

We all must live up to this moment. You can count on me, just as I count on you. The health of our whole village is in our hands and paws!

Will the inhabitants of La Aldea find the necessary empathy and solidarity to save themselves?

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Activities to stay at home

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The world upside down

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Complete the following activities and determine if your world is also upside down.

Challenge 1.

Read the text and write down the answer to this question: What activities had Lucy planned for her day?

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Challenge 2.

Lucy planned her day as it if were like every other day in her life. Try to remember what you used to do on a normal day at school, from the time you woke up to the time you went to bed at night, and make a list. Ask each of your family members to make a similar list.

The world upside down

Challenge 2.a.

In red, mark the activities that have changed in the last few days. In green, mark those that continue to be the same. And in yellow, mark those that you might have to change in the near future. This stoplight system will help you and your family find strategies for adapting during these times of change.

Challenge 3.

Write the following word on a poster. Decorate it and put it somewhere in your house where you can see it:

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noitatpada Challenge 3.a.

Ask each of your family members to write their definition of the word they see on the poster on a piece of paper (preferably recycled). Then, everyone can read their definition out loud and glue it to the poster. Have a conversation, reflect, and answer this question: Do you think it is important to talk about this word at home these days? Why?

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Challenge 4.

Expectations

Represent. Lucy the turtle realized that sometimes plans do not turn out as we want them to: there are situations that are out of our control. Has this ever happened to you? Make a drawing of “expectation versus reality� to represent a situation where the result was very different than what you had planned. Ask your family to tell you about their similar experiences.

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Challenge 5.

Design a strategy to reduce stress levels in the face of change. Do you know what planning is?

Would you dare to explore it?

Let’s all plan!

Planning is:

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Challenge 5.a.

Organize a scavenger hunt with your family, where each member looks for all the tools that can help with planning (post-its, diaries, cell phones, calendars, paper clips, etc.). Search everywhere and find as much as you can, and then put everything you found on a table.

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Challenge 5.b.

Start the planning challenge by having each person think about their afternoon: What activities are they going to do? How much time can they spend doing each activity? What spaces and resources do they need for these activities? Each person can write their own plan.

“Why do ducks fly south?

Because it’s too far to walk!”

Do you know any other corny jokes different from the one you just learned? Share it with your family and have a contest.

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Corny joke

Challenge 5.c.

Design joint plans for the next day, for the week —and why not for the whole month? Put these plans where you can see them so you can achieve common goals. Do you think this challenge will help you and your family reorganize your topsy-turvy world?

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Challenge 6.

Write a letter to a person from another country – it can be to a boy, girl, teenager, young person, adult, elderly person, etc. Tell them about your experience with the changes you have had to live through in the last few days without leaving your house: tell them about your emotions, your fears, and your adaptation strategies. What advice would you give them so they can have fun and take care of themselves during these preventive shelter-in-place days?

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And you, do you believe everything you hear?

And you, do you believe everything you hear?

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Challenge 1.

Read carefully and observe the situations. Imagine you are Lucy the turtle’s neighbor. Make a list of the macaws’ announcements to La Aldea. Mark in red the things that interest you the most.

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And you, do you believe everything you hear?

Challenge 2.

Write which emotions the moorhens may have felt when they heard the macaws’ news that morning. Also explain how the opossums found out and what was their reaction.

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Challenge 3.

Write a report describing the situation that the animals in La Aldea were experiencing. Answer these questions: What information did they have about the virus? How did they get that information? How did they spread this information? Why was it so important for La Aldea?

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Challenge 4.

Research the meaning of the word “information” and define it:

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Challenge 5.

Analyze an information dissemination process by following these steps:

Challenge 5.a.

Design your own telephone.

a. Take two plastic or paper cups - they can also be cleaned and recycled yogurt containers -, a piece of yarn or string and a pencil. b. Using the pencil, make a small hole in the center of the bottom of each cup. Insert one end of the yarn or string in the hole, and make a knot to secure it. c. Do the same with the other cup, and voilà! You can communicate using this device. d. Ask each member of your family to design their own phone.

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Challenge 5.b.

Let everyone stand in a line a few feet apart and play broken telephone: a. Form a chain; the person who starts should tell the next member of their family a message, in secret, using their telephone. b. The next “link� in the chain should repeat the message just as they heard it, and so on, until the last person receives the message and says it out loud. c. Reflect: Is it the same message that the first person delivered? What has happened to the message? Why did this happen? d. Can the same thing happen with information at home, at school, and with mass media?

Challenge 5.c.

Analyze the situation in La Aldea starting with the message’s first broadcast. Describe each moment on a paper, making a sequence, and point out where these situations happened:

Information loss or leakage

Exaggeration of the information

Modification of information content

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Challenge 6.

With your family’s help, find a recent news story about your country. Analyze how it has been spread on social media by different voices, applying the same sequential analysis model.

Challenge 7.

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Reflect. There is a lot of information available about everything, thanks to technologies like the internet. But which information is true? How much information could be rumors?

What strategies do you and your family use to check and verify information about a certain topic? Write a list of the 3 most important steps in finding the truth in the midst of so many rumors.

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Challenge 8.

A rumor is like smoke: it quickly dissipates, but darkens everything it touches.

—MADAME DE STAËL

Analyze. Maybe you have heard the word “rumor” before. During the transmission of information, rumors can modify a message and its original meaning, creating conflict and lack of comprehension between the sender and the receiver. Analyze the following sentences, then do some research and write your own definition of the word “rumor”.

Truth spreads at a turtle’s pace; rumors spread at the speed of a hare.

—ANONYMOUS

A rumor is...

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Good morning, COVID-19

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Good morning COVID-19

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Just like in La Aldea, strange things are happening on our planet: situations that change everyone’s plans and put their health at risk. Why is this happening? This collective challenge consists in researching together and knowing more about the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Challenge 1.

Work together with your family to find all of the words in this viral word search puzzle. Open your eyes really wide; breathe deeply, and start looking!

Challenge 2.

Choose the words you do not know; work out their meaning together.

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Virus Toxin Particle Acellular Microscopic Invader Reproduction

Evolution Coronavirus Spread Air Contact Secretions Infection

Contagiousness Illness Symptoms Immune system Antibodies Fever Cough

Cold Flu Isolation Quarantine Vaccine Self-care Solidarity

Good morning COVID-19

This research challenge requires unwavering commitment:

Challenge 3.

Research what SARSCoV-2 and COVID-19 are. Then, using the viral word search puzzle, write your own definition of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

Challenge 4.

If the SARS-CoV-2 virus had a face, what would it look like? Draw it!

“You will not copy and paste the definition of any word; you will read to understand, and create your own knowledge. You copy to comply; you research to learn.”

SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19

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Did you know…?

The first vaccine was invented in 1796 by Edward Jenner, an English physician, and was used to fight smallpox.

Viruses are the most abundant biological entity in the world: they are present in almost all ecosystems on Earth.

Viruses infect all types of living organisms: animals, fungus, plants, and bacteria. .56.

Viral epidemiology is a branch of medical science that studies the transmission and control of viral infections in human beings.

Challenge 5.

Create. Since you put a face to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, give it a nickname (‘Cov’, ‘Covy,’ ‘Covs,’ ‘Co’) and draw a cartoon where you narrate its journey from Wuhan, China, to your city.

Remember that it cannot live without a living body as a host. Get inspired with the following questions: What kind of transport did it use on its journey? Who was its host?

How did it look like in its different lives?

How did it reacted when it arrived in your country?

What strategies would it use to get into to your body?

How would its trip end after hitting a barrier of soap and not being able to reach your body?

What does a virus cemetery look like?

Good morning COVID-19

Use the following template to design your cartoon.

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Taking care of yourself is fun

Taking care of yourself is fun

The health of the animals in La Aldea is under threat, and so is ours. It is important to remember that even though the main symptoms of COVID-19 are physical, there are also aspects of our mental health that could be affected, even without the virus being in our body. The following challenge is to make self-care and collective care popular.

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Challenge 1.

Search in the text and answer this question: What recommendations did the macaws and owls give Lucy in order to control the spread of the virus in La Aldea?

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Challenge 2.

Search in the text and answer these questions: What do you think about Ernest the tapir’s attitude towards the recommendations that Carol the bear gave him at his arrival? What consequences did his reaction bring for Ernest’s health? What consequences did this reaction bring for the health of La Aldea’s population?

Taking care of yourself is fun

Challenge 3.

Make active-hygiene pauses popular in your home. Write a step by step guide for properly washing your hands. Record a video with the help of your family to teach other children how to do it. Since it is something we should do frequently, make it popular and have fun singing this song – or another one that you make up with your family:

Arnold Cleanpaws In the palms of my paws there is a whole big fuss: dirt, caresses and tricks at least I have no ticks.

Wash slowly, don’t you hurtle, Wash well just like the turtle Pinky, thumb, middle and ring, all the fingers have to bling

But there are fussy creatures too small for me to see some have nasty features and can even make you sick.

The palm of my paw and the back of my hand; I scrub again, just as I planned

You probably have them too in your nails and on your skin.

I will give you then a clue Wash your hands or wash your fins

With hands all wet I’m almost done I dry with a towel or by the sun I cover my face if I feel a sneeze, This way I will catch no disease

Even if you touch some clay, furniture, handrails or bread; or even your pet’s head; Remember, wash away Wash your hands and wash them well. stop grumbling and don’t yell

Scan this QR code to listen to the song!

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Challenge 4.

Be thankful. Peter is a grumpy, but caring porcupine. His role is to take care of all of the animals in La Aldea. It is time to make him smile!

Color in his body and face. But be very careful and do not touch his eyes, nose, and mouth, as these are the virus’s main ways to get into the body.

We do not want him to get sick.

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Taking care of yourself is fun

Challenge 5.

Research. Harry the migrant chameleon, who recently moved to La Aldea, is an exceptional botanist. Even though many rejected him for being a foreigner, it was he who suggested to look for this marvelous plant that would help disinfect the animals’ paws. Your family must also know some valuable home remedies. What medicinal plants do you know of besides rosemary (salvia Rosmarinus) to disinfect and alleviate the symptoms of common respiratory illnesses? Design a herb garden by drawing each plant and providing its common name, scientific name, and its medicinal uses.

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Challenge 6.

Communicate. Create an infographic with a fun character that teaches other people about the most important precautions they should be taking at home and when going out. Use the most reliable sources of information, such as your country’s Ministry of Health or the World Health Organization (WHO).

Below, write what your character would say.

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Taking care of yourself is fun

Challenge 7.

Imagine. If fear and panic were animals, what would they look like? Would they be twins? How would they be different? How and where do you feel these emotions?

Is it possible that these feelings can lower your body’s defenses?

Draw and describe each emotion on a separate page.

Challenge 8.

Love yourself. It is very difficult to take care of something you do not love.

This is the moment to love, value, and protect yourself with the same love you protect others. Talk to your family and check different sources of information: Is there a relationship between emotions and physical health? What is mental health? How important is handling emotions properly for human health?

Challenge 9.

Get inspired. Research and learn about the benefits of yoga. Put what you discover into practice with the help of the following exercises, so that you control your emotions, and they do not control you. You can do these exercises every day, and you can also do them together as a family: the positive results will multiply.

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Lucy’s night-time breathing Type: Breathing When to use it: Hyperactivity and excess noise Goal: To calm down and quiet the mind.

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Read: Lucy feels very happy with her responsibilities as leader of La Aldea, but sometimes tough news like the macaws’s latest announcement requires a deep breathing exercise in order to make better decisions.

Did you know?

This breathing works on the parasympathetic nervous system, which is in charge of calming us down. It quiets the mind, makes us more receptive, and helps fight insomnia.

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Taking care of yourself is fun

Follow these steps: 1. Sit up very straight with your legs crossed.

Notice how your sitting bones touch the ground and your back extends upwards as if trying to touch the sky.

2. Imagine you are Lucy and that you feel like her, serene and calm.

3. Put your left hand on your left knee.

4. Bring your right thumb to your nose and close your right nostril with it, the rest of your fingers point to the stars.

5. Inhale through your left nostril.

6. Now close your left nostril with your pointer and exhale through your right nostril, which you just uncovered.

7. Continue inhaling through your right nostril and exhale through the left.

8. How do you feel now?

Conclude: Talk with your children. In your daily life, in which situations could you use this exercise?

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Peter’s release

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Type: Movement

When to use it: Abuse, disrespect, or hyperactivity.

Goal: Express and control anger and frustration in a healthy way

Managing emotions: Anger, irritation, frustration

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Read: Peter is a very committed guardian, but he gets angry easily and can offend or hurt others with his attitude.

That’s why he practices these movements to stay calm.

Did you know?: Emotions that we do not process are stored in our body. So, by moving, shaking, and expressing them, in a contained, directed, and healthy environment, we can process and control them.

Taking care of yourself is fun

Follow these steps: 1. Imagine that your whole body is tense like Peter’s quills.

2. Close your eyes and try to feel where you are storing anger in your body.

3. Start to project with your voice “haaaa!” and imagine that your anger shoots out of your mouth as you throw one of your arms to the side like an arrow and stretch your leg like a ninja.

4. Continue moving freely, pushing out that sound from the inside and imagining all the poses you would like to try as an ancient warrior.

5. Finish your cycle and then shake it off: shake your hands, feet, legs, move your head in circles. Notice how you are freeing the tension that was stored in your body and you start to feel lighter.

6. To finish, kneel on the floor and sit on your heels. Bow down to rest your forehead on the floor, and put your arms behind you, next to your legs, with your palms up.

Feel the floor receiving all of your head’s weight.

7. Stay there and breathe through your nose.

8. Sit with your parents in a circle. Share how you felt during the practice and how you feel now that it is finished. Do you feel like you released any emotions?

Conclude: Talk with your children. In your daily life, in which situations could you use this exercise?

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Challenge 10.

Dance. Dance is a way to promote your body’s wellbeing through movement, concentration, breathing, and fun. Can you dance with a pencil? Start your approach to dance by letting your hand follow the music on a piece of paper. Use the pencil on a piece of white paper, play your favorite music, close your eyes, and let your hand draw freely, following the rhythm of the music. The result will be a double work of art.

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Challenge 11.

Dance again. Now it is time to try it with your whole body.

Dance alone or with your family, in the living room or your bedroom. Start with very slow rhythms - like meditation music - and then, start increasing the speed with tropical rhythms. End with really fast music, like the kind used for aerobics. You can dance every day for 20 minutes. It is a fun way to exercise and it helps oxygenate your body and mind.

Taking care of yourself is fun

Challenge 12.

Reflect. Think about the meaning of the following sentence, “Your health depends on the care of others, and the health of others depends on your self-care.”

Do some research and answer these questions: What is joint responsibility? Why is it important to think collectively? Make a Möbius strip and write on it the words “joint responsibility” and their definition.

Challenge 13.

Be supportive. In the text, find out what Lucy means when she talks about “social distancing.”

Talk with your family about this concept. Look it up and write about what quarantine is and why it is important to implement it when there is a risk of contagious illness.

Challenge 14.

Innovate. Find other ways to express your love.

Decorate popsicle sticks using cardboard, colored markers, and cutouts to represent hugs, kisses, and other types of interpersonal contact.

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How close is it?

The viruses, just like other biological entities on our planet, need to reproduce. That’s why they use the most effective strategies to find a host and live. They invest every particle of their structure in this mission. For them, there are no borders: in a viral pandemic, no place is too far away. Now, the challenge is to understand how a local epidemic in a small village on the other side of the world becomes a worldwide emergency.

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Challenge 1.

Reflect. After learning a little more about the SARS-CoV- 2 virus, what do you think about Ernest the tapir’s attitude regarding Carol’s recommendation to take extreme precautions when arriving from a trip?

“Two weeks?! Carol, you are exaggerating,” a skeptical Ernest replied. “This is happening far from here and it has nothing to do with our village. Nothing that bad ever happens to us. Personnally, I didn’t see any sick animals where I came from. So, I am totally healthy.”

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Analyze the following sentences and compare these people’s attitude with Ernest’s.

Do they have anything in common?

You know, in April when it heats up a little bit, miraculously it will go away: this is true. We only have 11 cases and all of them are getting better.

How close is it?

Just one last thing to finish.

Look, the coronavirus, this idea that people should not hug. We need to hug each other, and nothing happens: no confrontation, no problem.

What is wrong is the hysteria, as if it were the end of the world. A nation will be free from this virus only when a certain number of people get infected and create antibodies. That will become a barrier to prevent infecting those who are healthy.

I turn 65 years old in four days. We will have a party, it’s a tradition. Especially because my birthday is on the 21st, and my wife’s is on the 22nd. It is going to be a two-day party.

Write your answer and analyze: What consequences will these attitudes have in the community where these people live?

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On the following world map, find the city where the first case of COVID-19 presented. Scan the following QR code and look for updated information about the number of cases in each country. In red, trace a route and write a hypothesis about the virus’s possible journey to your country. Give evidence to support your answer.

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Challenge 3.

Play “Hope tag� at home to spread good news to your family in the middle of this situation. Positive messages can also be contagious! Look on different platforms for news that gives hope to others and inspires a change in attitude. Look at the following example:

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This happens in China, which is really far away, and it could also happen here! In China, the entire population worked together, and they have already been able to slow down the rise in new cases after several weeks of preventive measures.

88% of the people infected there were able to recover from the illness.

How close is it?

Write this news story on a piece of paper and give it to a member of your family. Then, that family member will read the news and find another positive news story, write it down, and give it to another family member, until you create a chain of good news to be hopeful.

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United at a distance Isolation is a preventive measure. It has been used in multiple societies throughout history to prevent contagion. Think about the possibility of isolation: What would happen to you? How would your relationship with your family be? You do not have to answer these questions right now, but let yourself ponder:

How close is it?

How do you think it would feel to be home with your family for more than two weeks without being able to leave? Would your behavior and attitude towards your family change?

What would happen with school activities?

Would you bathe every day?

Would your diet change?

How would you exercise?

How would you maintain your friendship with people who are not part of your family, despite the distance?

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How much would you miss going out?

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Why is it moving faster?

Why is the virus moving faster and faster?

Have you asked yourself why the virus seems to be moving at such a high speed?

In just a few months it has been able to travel around the whole world! In this chapter, and with the help of numeric patterns, tables, and graphs, you can find the answer to this mystery yourself.

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Grades 3-5

The ants are getting sick faster and faster Challenge 1.

Look at the data collected by the owls on the number of sick ants each day.

Monday: sick ants: 5

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Tuesday: sick ants: 10

Wednesday: sick ants:

There were 5 sick ants on Monday.

On Tuesday, there were 5 more sick ants, so there were already a total of 10 sick ants.

Complete the drawing following the pattern. Color in the sick ants on Friday and Saturday with red.

Why is it moving faster?

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How many more ants got sick on Friday?

And Saturday?

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How many sick ants were there in total on Friday?

And Saturday?

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What can you say about the quantity of sick ants? How does it grow each day?

Thursday: sick ants:

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Friday: sick ants:

Saturday: sick ants:

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Now imagine that on Monday there were 5 sick ants, and instead of the number of sick ants doubling each day, it triples. Next, color in what would happen day by day in this new situation.

Monday: sick ants: 5

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Wednesday: sick ants:

Why is it moving faster?

Challenge 2.

Grades 4-5

After her meeting with the owls, Lucy met with the people of La Aldea to explain the situation,

Linear growth vs. exponential growth.

On Monday, there were 2 sick animals and on Tuesday there were 4. Since this virus spreads exponentially, next Monday there will be 256 sick animals. We have to take preventive measures immediately!

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One of the moorhens who was quick at mental calculation reacted,

Wait! If there were 2 sick animals on Monday, and on Tuesday there were 4, that means the number of cases increased by 2 from one day to the next. If this pattern continues, on Wednesday (one day later), there would be 6 sick animals. And on Thursday 8, on Friday 10, on Saturday 12, and on Sunday 14; and the following Monday there would be 16 sick animals.

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During their meeting, however, the owls had explained the difference between linear growth and exponential growth to Lucy. So she replied:

What the moorhen is saying would be true if the number of cases grew linearly. However, this virus is not spreading linearly. It is spreading exponentially. Let me explain.

When something increases linearly, every day it increases by the same amount. But when something increases exponentially, every day it is multiplied by the same factor.

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If we think that the spread is linear, the number of cases would increase by 2 each day (2 + 2 = 4, and 4 + 2 = 6, and 6 + 2 = 8, etc.). However, the growth is exponential. When we go from 2 cases to 4, it was multiplied by a factor of 2 (2 x 2 = 4). And this is what would happen every day. On Monday, there were 2 sick animals, and on Tuesday there were 4. On Wednesday there would be 8 (because 4 x 2 = 8), and on Thursday 16 (because 8 x 2 = 16), on Friday 32, and Saturday 64, Sunday 128, and on Monday there would be 256 cases of sick animals.

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In each one of these scenarios, decide if the number of cases grows linearly or exponentially, or neither.

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The population of La Aldea was stunned.

The number of cases was growing very fast!

It really was necessary for them to take preventive measures.

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Grades 4-5-6

Infection patterns An example of infection.

Challenge 3.

Imagine that the ants in La Aldea are organized as shown in this figure. Each ant is a circle. If two ants are connected by a line, it means that they are close and can infect each other with the virus. If you look at an ant in the corner, there are 3 ants close by. If you look at an ant in the middle, you have 8 ants close by. Check.

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Imagine that one day (which we will call day 0) the ant in the upper left corner gets sick.

When she gets sick, she gets all of the ants close to her sick as well (those connected by a line).

So, on the next day (day 1), the three ants that were close to her are sick. There are 4 sick ants on day 1 in total: one that was already sick and 3 new cases. In red, mark the new sick ants, and in black, mark the ones that were already sick.

On the next day (day 2), the ants who got sick on day 1 infect all of the healthy ants they are connected to. There will be 9 sick ants in total: 4 who were already sick and 5 new cases.

Why is it moving faster?

Day 0

Day 1

Day 2 Exercise 1.

Continue coloring and explaining the situation for days 3 and 4.

Day 3

Day 4

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Exercise 2.

Complete the following tables. You can use the drawings you made, up to day 4. For the following days, try to find the pattern!

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Exercise 3.

Complete the bar graphs (use the results from the tables in exercise 2):

Why is it moving faster?

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For each graph, if you join the highest points on each of the bars, would you have a straight line? For new cases: yes! This is why we say that, in this case, the number of new sick ants grows linearly.

Why is it moving faster?

Other examples of infection.

Here we show you 5 different cases of infection. For each case: 1.

Complete the graph for the remaining days.

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Make a table for the total number of sick ants each day and another table for the number of new sick ants each day.

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Make a graph for the total number of sick ants each day and another graph for the number of new sick ants each day.

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Does the total number of sick ants grow linearly each day? Does the number of new sick ants grow linearly each day?

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Case 1

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Case 2

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Case 3 Day 0

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Draw your graphs here:

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Draw your graphs here:

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Total number of sick ants

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Why is it moving faster?

Draw your graphs here:

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Invent other infection scenarios. Draw the circles and connect them as you want.

Analyze the cases you invented using tables and bar graphs.

Your own example

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Grades 5-6

From 1% to 100% Challenge 4.

Lucy was surprised. In the beehive, 100% of the bees were sick with the virus. The owls discovered that the bees had disobeyed the quarantine and had continued with their daily activities. In addition, the quantity of sick bees had doubled each day, which was a very high rate of infection.

Lucy spoke with the queen bee -of course, while taking the necessary precautions and staying 10 meters away. Lucy shouted in a compassionate tone,

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I am so sorry about this.

What happened?

The bee, very sad and worried, answered,

Dear Lucy, all of us are sick. I do not understand why. I analyzed the situation a few days ago and saw that only 1% of my bees were sick. What happened? Help me understand! Wouldn’t you have done the same as I did? Why should we have stopped working if only 1% were sick?

Why is it moving faster?

Answer:

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Let’s suppose that in the beehive there was a total of 1,200 bees and 1% of them were sick. One day later, what percentage of the community was sick? And two days later? Remember that the number of cases doubles every day.

The bee mentioned that only a few days ago just 1% of the bees were sick. How many days ago? How can you check that information?

3. If you were in Lucy’s place, how would you respond to the bee? Discuss your

answer with someone at home, and try to convince them, or listen to them to check your ideas.

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Grades 3-9

The owls explained exponential growth to Lucy.

Challenge 5.

When Lucy met with the owls, they explained to her that the number of cases grew exponentially. Lucy was not sure what this meant. The owls cleared some dry leaves from the ground, and with a quill, started writing while telling a story:

Imagine that one day, Patrick, the oldest porcupine in La Aldea, was feeling sick. His two sons, who did not live with him anymore, went to visit him. The next day, Patrick’s two sons also got sick. His illness was contagious.

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When the oldest son went back home, he got two more porcupines sick. And then two other porcupines got sick while visiting the youngest son.

Day 2 Day 1

Day 3

Why is it moving faster?

“Wouldn’t it be easier to replace every animal with a point?” proposed Lucy. “Excellent idea,” said the owl that had been writing.

So the owl drew a new diagram:

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Day 2 Day 3

“How many new cases were there on day 2?” the owl asked. Lucy looked at the diagrams and said, “Two, Patrick’s two sons.” “Very good,” said the owl. “And how many new cases were there on day 3?” Help Lucy answer the question.

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The owl continued, “Imagine that each of the 4 who got sick on day 3 got another two animals sick. Continue the diagram for day 4. How many new cases were there on day 4?”

Lucy grabbed the quill pen and continued the diagram. You do it too!

Lucy was curious, so she continued the diagram until day 8. How many new sick animals were there on day 8? On day 8 there were new sick animals.

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Why is it moving faster?

Lucy wanted to know what would happen in one month! However, when she continued with the diagram, it was more and more difficult for her to draw it because she needed so much space.

Another of the owls told her, “Wait, let’s think of another way to count the cases. A way that does not require so much space.The diagram above could be put in a table…but we would need more and more columns and rows of cells.”

New cases Day 1

Based on this information, we can fill this other table just with numbers.

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Help Lucy complete the table!

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Look, every day the number of new cases is being multiplied by 2. For example, on day 6 there were 32 new cases, so on day 7 there were 64 new cases (as 32 x 2 = 64).

Lucy checked the same results in the table.

The owl then asked:

If there were 4096 new cases on day 13, how many were there on day 14? And day 15?

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Help Lucy do the math.

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Very good, now I just need to continue the table until I get to day 30.

When Lucy got to the 20th cell, she started to get tired of doing the math. The numbers were huge, they grew so much‌and she still had a long way to go to get to day 30! One of the owl professors said,

Let me help you. Do you remember exponents?

For example, 23 = 2x2x2, which is 2 multiplied by itself three times.

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And 22 = 2x2, and 21=2 and 20=1. so, the table you are filling out can be written like this:

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Can you complete it using exponents? Lucy accepted the challenge. Help her!

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When she got to day 13, Lucy noticed that there would be 4096 new cases on that day, just as the owl had said. On day 13, there would be 212 new cases. And 212 = 4096.

Lucy discovered that it was no longer necessary to calculate the number of new cases for every day before day 30‌she could calculate it directly! Can you do it?

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Why is it moving faster?

Lucy concluded, 30 days after Patrick got sick there would be over 500 million sick animals! Because 229 = 536 870 912.

Lucy looked at the owls, terrified.

The number of cases increased really fast!

With a calm expression on his face, the owl professor said, This was an example of exponential growth, where every day the number of new cases doubles.

But, could it be worse?

Of course. Imagine that Patrick got three animals sick on the first day. And each one of these animals would have gotten another three sick the next day, and so on.

How many new cases would there be after 30 days?

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How many new cases would there be after 30 days? Lucy grabbed the quill pen and started drawing tables and diagrams.

Help her solve this problem!

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Why is it moving faster?

When Lucy analyzed this case, where the number of new cases triples every day, she was even more terrified. Nonetheless, the owl professor calmed her down,

The situation in La Aldea, even though it is serious, is not as bad as these two examples. The virus is expanding, it is growing exponentially, but not so fast.

The number of new cases is not doubling every day. It is doubling about every 5 days.

Today, we have 25 sick animals in La Aldea, so in 5 days‌ There will be 50,

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If the first day Ernest the tapir got sick and the number of new cases doubled every 5 days, how many new cases would there be on day 30? Make a table to help you answer this question.

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If you want to compare all of these scenarios, it would be helpful to make some graphs. We can put time on the horizontal axis, and the number of new cases on the vertical axis.

If we consider the scenario where the number of new cases doubles every day, we could mark the following information: a point to indicate that on day 1 there was only one new case; another point to indicate that on day 2 there were 2 new cases; another point to indicate that on day 3 there were 4 new cases; and so on. .122.

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You can represent the situation with points, or with a curve that connects the points, or with bars.

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For now, let’s represent the information by using a curve that connects the points. Here you can also graph the scenario in which new cases triple every day, and also the situation in La Aldea, where they double every 5 days.

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Why is it moving faster?

Even though every scenario is growing exponentially, some grow faster than others. Do you have a graph for what has happened in La Aldea?

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The first day there were 2 animals that reported being sick,

The second day there were 3 new cases.

Today, which is the 6th day after the first reported case, 25 new cases reported.

The rest of the graph is a prediction: it shows what could happen if preventative measures are not taken.

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If I wait 4 more days, until day 10, there will be close to 100 new sick animals that day. It will not be long before the number of new cases is 300 in one day.

Look at the graph. Which day would be the first to report more than 300 new sick animals?

What can we do? How can we stop this exponential growth?

The owl professor responded, The only thing that can help is the animals staying in their burrows and not having contact with other animals.

Why is it moving faster?

Grades 6-11

Let’s compare what happens in two villages.

Challenge 6 The macaws brought the reports from neighboring villages. In Village #1, the first day (day 0) 4 cases of sick animals were reported, and the number of cases increased by 12 every 3 days. In Village #2, the first day (day 0) 4 cases were also reported, but the number of cases doubled every 3 days.

Make a graph for each village on the same Cartesian plane. For each village, add some points and connect them with a curve.

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Answer:

1. Which village has more cases on day 9? Which of the two villages has more cases on day 12?

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Which of the two villages is going to be the first to have 1000 cases?

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How many cases will there be in each village on day 15?

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How many cases will there be in each village on day 60?

In Village #1, what is the daily growth?

Why is it moving faster?

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In Village #2, what is the factor of daily growth?

For each village, write an equation that relates the number of cases E with the number of days t.

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On what day will Village #1 have 1000 cases?

On what day will Village #2 have 1000 cases?

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Grades 9-10-11

Anthill and beehive Challenge 7.

In the anthill, it was determined that the number of ants infected with the virus triples every 2 days (it grows by a factor of 3 every 2 days). For example, if on Monday there were 10 cases, on Wednesday (2 days later) there would be 30 cases.

In the beehive, the same number of cases grows with a factor of 2,4 every 2 days. For example, if on Monday there were 10 sick bees, 2 days later there would be 24 cases. With this information, answer these questions:

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In the anthill, if on one given day there were already 90 sick ants, how many would there be 2 days later? 4 days later? 40 days later?

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In the beehive, if on one given day there were already 90 sick bees, how many would be infected 40 days later?

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Given that in the anthill the number of cases grows by a factor of 3 every 2 days, Lucy thinks that that same number will grow by a factor of 1.5 every day. Is Lucy correct? Check this by filling in the following table using a factor of 1.5, assuming that on Monday there were 120 cases.

What should happen if you take into account a factor of 3 every 2 days?

Why is it moving faster?

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If on a given day there were 1500 sick bees in the beehive, approximately how many cases would there be the next day? What is the daily growth factor?

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