Black Plague Simulation

On Tuesday, February 2, students on the Blue Team will engage in an experiential learning activity. Students will have finished or be in the process of making an in-depth study of the lives and happenings of the medieval period in Europe. In order to make this even more enjoyable, each student will take on the persona of a monarch, nobleman/woman, or peasant and travel through each classroom to different European cities. With a roll of the die, students will either remain healthy or become infected with yersinia pestis, the bacterium which causes bubonic plague. At the end of the day, students will form a human histogram to show the progress of the plague through each class period. Good luck...and stay healthy!