Bird flu – the pandemic clock is ticking
Activities
National Geographic, USA
Geographic diffusion of disease: The flu pandemic of 1918-19 – this lesson focuses on the spatial
diffusion of the influenza (flu) pandemic of 1918-19.
Science upd8, UK
Bird flu – can science save us – describes the origins of the 1918 pandemic and explains the dangers. Students prepare to advise the government on how best to limit the disease spread.
AviFlu is coming! – students learn how pandemics spread.
The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
Case study: influenza epidemic in a boarding school
teachervision.com, USA
The flu virus – provides information sources and a student worksheet.
New York Times Learning Network, USA
Pestilence and plague – students explore the causes and impacts of disease epidemics and pandemics.
National Institute of Health, USA
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases – an introduction to the major concepts related to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases including activities called ‘Deadly Disease Among Us’, ‘Disease Detectives’ and ‘Making Hard Decisions’. A teachers guide and web portion of student activities are available.
Page updated March 2006.