Outbreak – A World Wide Health Crisis
Overview
As the world confronts global health problems such as epidemics or pandemics, involve your students in an authentic lesson that looks at past primary sources to increase understanding of health related issues. Encourage students to use past and current information and digital tools to research, make informed decisions and contribute to their own and their community’s health information.
Related Resources
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Considering the Source: Varieties of COVID-19 Information
Congressional Research Service report -
More Congressional Research Service reports related to Covid-19
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Coronavirus Resource Guide
In Custodia Legis blog March 20, 2020 -
Coronavirus Is No 1918 Pandemic
The Atlantic March 3, 2020 -
The Coronavirus, Animal, and Human Health
Current Context, California History-Social Science Project March 5, 2020 -
Creating the Historical Record for the Future, One Student at a Time
blog post March 14, 2020 -
Primary Source Spotlight: Influenza
resource set -
A severe pandemic is not overdue – it’s not when but if
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota February 22, 2007 -
Planning for the Next Global Pandemic
International Journal of Infectious Diseases August 04, 2015 -
Pandemic and Civic Virtue: The American Red Cross and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918
middle school lesson
Grade
High School
Subjects
Civics, Science
Length
120-300 minutes
Topics
coronavirus, covid-19, epidemics, health, influenza, pandemics, public health
Author
Cheryl Davis
