1. Starter – Fill in the starter sheet, work in pairs if you wish

3. Lesson Title: What was the Black Death? To know how people were infected by the Black Death To understand the symptoms of the Black Death Skills: note taking, selecting and recalling information, listening

4. Plague bearing Bacillus bacteria Fleas bite infected host. Carry bacteria in their blood stream Bacteria causes the flea to be incredibly hungry Rats carry the fleas, help spread the plague Flea bites rat Rat dies Fleas need to find new host to feed off Rats fed off rubbish brought rats close to humans Humans – new host Spread the plague when it mutated into the Pneumonic Plague by coughing and sneezing Task One Note down this diagram in your book Task One Note down this diagram in your book

5. What were the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague? Day 1 Swellings (buboes) appearing in the armpits, groin or neck Day 2 Vomiting and fever Day 3 Bleeding under the skin, which looks like severe bruising Day 4 Severe spasms – crunching up then wanting to straighten out Day 5 If a person survive this far then the buboes will burst and black fluid oozes out. Then they might survive

6. Task Two Read through the cards showing the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague Cut them out and stick down in the correct order in your exercise book

7. Task Three Copy out the following diagram into your book Add details about the bubonic and pneumonic plagues using the information on page 62 of the text book to help you The Black Death Plague Bubonic Plague Was spread by... Pneumonic Plague Was spread by... It’s also known as

8. Plenary What did people think caused the Black Death in 1348? Sent by god to punish people for their sins Caused by the movement of stars and planets Bad smells (miasma) and dirty streets Being close to infected people The Jews poisoning the water More on this next lesson!