SECTION 1: WELCOME TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. Hope You Survive the Experience CHAPTER 1: THE BASICS (OR. YOU GOTTA LEARN TO WALK BEFORE YOU RUN OR SHAMBLE) Where can you find reliable information? Scientific method and publishing scientific work Peer-reviewed science Numbers don''t lie, do they? Spin Reliable sources for scientific and medical information Chapter 1 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 1 Worksheet - Statistics and graphing (group project) CHAPTER 2: DEAD OR ALIVE (OR. "CHECK HIS PULSE IF YOU WANT. I''M RUNNING!") What makes a zombie? The characteristics of all living organisms Living things are highly ordered Living things obtain energy from their environment for metabolism Living things sense and respond to their environment Living things maintain homeostasis Living things grow and develop Living things reproduce via DNA Living things evolve A (very) brief overview of chemistry The atom Bonds and molecules Organic macromolecules Chapter 2 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 2 Worksheet - Molecular modeling (group project) CHAPTER 3: ZOMBIE METABOLISM (OR. WHEN EATING HUMANS AVOID A HIGH FAT, ALLCOUCH POTATO DIET) Enzymes ATP, your biological battery Recharging your batteries Cellular respiration Oxygen''s role in making ATP Other systems for making ATP ATP, life and death Chapter 3 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 3 Worksheet - How enzymes work (group project) Section 2: How Does One Become a Zombie? CHAPTER 4: THE VOODOO CURSE (OR. "LET''S JUST AGREE TO AVOID HAITI THIS SPRING BREAK.") Haiti and the birth of zombie lore The Brain The cerebrum The cerebellum The brainstem The Curious Case of Phineas Gage Walking Corpse Syndrome Neurons and neurotransmitters Serotonin Dopamine Acetylcholine Neurotoxins The question still remains, however.
Chapter 4 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 4 Worksheet - Causative agents in movies (group project) CHAPTER 5: ATTACK OF THE RADIOACTIVE ZOMBIES (OR. "WHY IS THAT DEAD GUY GLOWING?") Genetic information and how it fl ows from DNA to protein Transcription (DNA to RNA) Translation (RNA to protein) Protein shape and function Sickle-cell anemia: An example of DNA mutation causing a disease Tay-Sachs Disease But can radiation cause zombies? Talking about radiation exposure Chapter 5 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 5 Worksheet - Proteins and mutations (group project) CHAPTER 6: THE ZOMBIE PLAGUE (OR. WASH YOUR HANDS, COVER YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU COUGH, AND RESIST YOUR PRIMAL AMOROUS URGES) Bacterial cells: Prokaryotes How do bacteria cause disease? Leprosy The Black Death Viruses Viral replication Rabies Ebola Eukaryotic brain parasites Toxoplasma gondii Prions Kuru The Wendigo Mind Control Chapter 6 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 6 Worksheet - Write a better zombie story part I (Dead, deader, deadest) Write a better zombie story part II (How could this happen?!) Section 3: Plan, Prepare, and Persevere CHAPTER 7: THE PANDEMIC (OR "BOB JUST SNEEZED. BETTER PUT HIM DOWN JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.") Epidemiology Correlation vs. causation Cause of the outbreak Virulence, infective dose, incubation time, and fatality rate R0 factor and the epi-curve? Understanding transmission Preventing transmission Chapter 7 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 7 Worksheet - Epidemiology (group project) CHAPTER 8: YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM (OR. TIME TO RALLY THE TROOPS ON A CELLULAR LEVEL!) Innate (nonspecific) immunity Your skin and other protective membranes Defenses in the bloodstream Chemical defenses Inflammation and fever Acquired (specific) immunity Antibodies HIV and AIDS Immune system memory Chapter 8 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 8 Worksheet - Write a better zombie story part III (The spreading apocalypse) CHAPTER 9: TREATMENT (OR "IF YOUR URGE TO TEAR FLESH FROM BONE AND SINEW CONTINUES FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN") Vaccines Herd (community) immunity Anti-vaxxers, the zombie''s first course 1918 Spanish influenza and 2009 swine flu pandemics Antibiotics Antibiotic resistance Opportunistic pathogens Why are viral infections hard to treat? Treating viruses by using antibodies Hey, you know what doesn''t work? Just about everything in the movies. Chapter 9 Questions - Wordstems ? Chapter 9 Worksheet - Antibiotic resistance CHAPTER 10: GET A KIT, MAKE A PLAN, BE PREPARED (OR "I CAN''T COME IN TO WORK TODAY.
I''M BUILDING MY ZOMBIE-PROOF BUNKER.") CDC emergency preparedness procedures Get a kit Make a plan Be prepared Medical supplies Will to survive The art of the knife This is no time to panic, people! Muscles will not work without the cardiovascular system. The dead don''t maintain homeostasis. Biting is inefficient. It''s a minimum of 24 hours for viral infection. This is the perfect time to panic, people! Zombie-like diseases aren''t fictional.They exist today. Biting is inefficient, but there''s always mutation.
We aren''t always that good at managing the risks. In conclusion. Chapter 10 Questions Chapter 10 Worksheet - Pick apart the movie!!! (group project) Final Worksheet - Write a better zombie story part IV (The thrilling conclusion) References Glossary Index.