1. Bubonic Plague Ms. Jeelani

2. Hmm… Have ever wondered how diseases originate? Role-play activity figure out the reason for the Bubonic Plague that began around 1330

3. Role Play Rules You are a medical examiners, from the Alberta Health Services. It’s your responsibility to take notes during the scenes so they can help figure out the cause of this deadly disease. When taking notes, to simply write the main points.

4. In your groups Hypothesize the cause of the Bubonic Plague

5. WhoDunnit? Mystery of Black Death

6. The Facts In the late fall of 1665, the death rate from the plague in London declined abruptly. People, who had evacuated the city, began to return. By 1750, the Bubonic Plague had gradually faded out in Western Europe. For the next hundred years, very few cases of the plague were reported.

7. The Facts However, in 1894, there was a new outbreak in China. But medical science had made many advances since the time of the Black Death in London. As a result, Louis Pastuer discovered that the source of the disease was the fleas, often found on rats.

8. The Facts Therefore, the transmission of the Bubonic Plague was from fleas to humans.

9. Five Minute Write Write what you’ve learned in today’s lesson

10. Homework Finish your Renaissance paragraphs: Introductory Sentece: What was the Renaissance? Two- Four Sentences: How did the Renaissance start the growth and exchange of ideas and knowledge across Europe? Concluding Sentence: How does the Renaissance influence our life?