Introduction

         

• fencing to create a perimeter of 144 feet that will hold off the zombie hordes
• sturdy exterior walls for safe house with an interior area of 576 square feet
• a minimum of 5 rooms (bathroom, kitchen, storage area, sleeping area, etc.) in the safe house each a different shaped polygon (rectangle, square, circle, triangle, irregular polygon)
• fixtures and furniture for each room that would be best if you had to shelter-in-place for an extended period of time.

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• Role 1 - Emergency Planner: a professional who researches, makes plans and prepares the agency they work with for emergencies.

• Role 2 - Interior Designer: a professional who researches, designs and decorates buildings and structures.

• The Emergency Planner will take notes on supplies and skills needed to prepare for an emergency.

• The Interior Designer will make a list of materials and locations that could be used to build to a safe house.

• Emergency Planners will need to go to the Area Explorer because they will need to determine how much space is need to store all emergency supplies. Change the perimeter to 50 units and click "Draw New Shape". Practice finding the area of 10 figures. Copy 3 of your favorite figures that could be used as a house to graph paper. Tell the area AND perimeter of each figure. Don't forget the units on each.

• Interior Designers will need to go to Perimeter Explorer because they will need to determine how big of a house and furniture they can put on a piece of property. Change the area to 30 square units and click "Draw New Shape". Practice finding the perimeter of 10 figures. Copy 3 of your favorite figures that could be used as a house to graph paper. Tell the area AND perimeter of each figure. Don't forget the units on each.

• This test should be taken by both professionals collaboratively so that each will be certified to build their safe haven and it will get done in half the time because the contagion causing the dead to walk is rapidly spreading. Upon completion with a pass rate of at least 80% you will be awarded the professional titles of Emergency Architect. Then when the Presidential Cabinet asks you, "Can you build it?" you and your partner can respond, "Yes WE can!"

• sturdy exterior walls for safe house with an interior area of 576 square feet

• a minimum of 5 rooms (bathroom, kitchen, storage area, sleeping area, etc.) in the safe house each a different shaped polygon (rectangle, square, circle, triangle, irregular polygon)

• Using the excel spreadsheet form that the Presidential Cabinet can easily read and the internet resources below (or others with permission from your teacher) create a detailed inventory of all materials and supplies needed to build and sustain a zombie safe place.
• Red Cross Store
• Amazon.com
• Home Depot
• Amazon Furniture
  

The following rubric will be used to evaluate this WebQuest as a grade.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Perimeter and Area  Understanding	Students show little or no understanding of area or perimeter via Emergency Architect Test.	Students show understanding of area OR perimeter via Emergency Architect Test.	Students show understanding of area AND perimeter via Emergency Architect Test.	Students show understanding of area AND perimeter AND the relationship between the two concepts via Emergency Architect Test.
Blue Print Design Effectiveness and Creativity	Blue Print would not be effective against attack.	Blue Print has some elements making it effective against attack.	Blue Print is effective against attack but lacks creativity.	Blue Print is effective against attack AND unique.
Blue Print Mathematical Reasoning	60% or less of the calculations are correct and meet the criteria of the Presidential Cabinet.	At least 70% of calculations are correct and meet the criteria of the Presidential Cabinet.	At least 80% of calculations are correct and meet the criteria of the Presidential Cabinet.	All calculations are correct and meet the criteria of the Presidential Cabinet.
Inventory Detail and Effectiveness	Inventory is incomplete and/or has no proper emergency preparedness materials.	Inventory is incomplete, but items present are proper emergency preparedness materials.	Inventory is complete and includes some proper emergency preparedness materials.	Inventory is complete and includes proper emergency preparedness materials.
Collaboration	Partners did not show respect or collaborate efficiently.	Partners showed respect for one another.	Partners showed respect for one another and shared ideas.	Partners showed repect for one another, shared ideas, and completed assigned role.

You were able to survive the Zombie Apocalypse by applying your knowledge of emergency preparedness and area and perimeter of polygons. Now you know what to have at your house to be prepared for zombies or other emergencies (snow storms, hurricanes, flu outbreak, etc). You also have a greater understanding of the relationship between area and perimeter and how to apply that understanding to a real world project such as designing a building. So, are you ready? They are coming to get you and they have been dead a very long time!