This is a basic disease transmission simulator inspired by recent coverage of COVID-19. Sprites bounce around the screen, and "infected" sprites pass the disease to healthy sprites when they collide. Implementing social distancing (editable in the code) will cause some sprites to stop moving around, and you can see how this helps "flatten the curve" by slowing the spread of the virus. Make a copy of the program to add your own features! For example: - Add variables to track the number of healthy and infected individuals - Make infected individuals recover after a certain amount of time - Make a graph showing the number of health/infected/recovered individuals over time For written instructions for this project, visit: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/program-covid-19-simulator-scratch?from=Scratch For many other STEM activities related to COVID-19: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-projects/coronavirus-COVID-19?from=Scratch For thousands of other fun science projects and activities you can do at home, visit www.sciencebuddies.org?from=Scratch
This project is inspired by the simulations in this Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
