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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze maps, firsthand accounts, and archival documents to trace the path and aftermath of the Black Death. Connections between the plague and changes adopted by the ruling class are explored in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze how the Plague started and the affect it had on European society. They research how the Plague spread. Students give a presentation to the class on a topic of the Black Plague. They play a Plague and Pestilence card game as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the causes and effects of the Black Plague. They explore how the Plague started, how it spread, the treatment of victims, and how it affected society in general. They prepare a presentation on a specific topic of the Black Plague. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a simulation game to experience the societal effects of the Black Plague during the Medieval Period. Information garnered during the game is used to discuss the current state of communicable diseases in our world faces today and how we deal with their containment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to show on a map how the Black Death moved through Europe. They summarize the direct effects of the Black Death in Europe. Students cite evidence from firsthand accounts in developing an argument that connections can, or cannot, be drawn between the plague and changes adopted by the ruling class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research conditions that caused 16th Century Black Plague and led to downfall of Europe, and examine causes and effects of population density, disease, and invention. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore the similarities and differences between the Black Death and HIV/AIDS. They write an essay answering which is the worse plague, the current spread of HIV/AIDS or the Black Death in the mid-fourteenth century. They research the Internet and evaluate websites to record information and read about both topics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the effects of the Black Death in the 14th century. Using the internet, they research the disease and its symptoms along with how communities were affected. In pairs, they read an article and answer comprehension questions. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students discuss many diseases causes by bacterium and viruses. They will learn a concrete example of how bacterium causes disease. They learn about Black Death and how it ties into Social Studies. They use the percentages to link into math instruction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that is about the black plague using primary and secondary resources. The information is used to make inferences, draw conclusions, and formulate questions. The skill of following teacher generated notes is also used. Full Review »

