Was the medieval Black Death the same disease as the modern bubonic plague? Your class members become the top investigators in the case, examining a variety of exhibits (i.e. disease descriptions, sample historical letter, map, etc.) in order to inform their understanding of this truly interesting question.

Concepts

the bubonic plague

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Additional Tags

miasma, black death, bubonic plague, social studies

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Pros

• Multiple opportunities to practice primary source analysis
• Includes very engaging opening videos to set the stage

Cons

• Exhibits will need to be reformatted since they do not appear properly in the document

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.7