Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Influenza

This lesson plan was created by Erin Hogan (East High School, Waterloo CSD) for students in 10th-12th grade. In this lesson plan, students will research the flu and why people do not get annually vaccinated, the history behind the H1N1 and swine flu outbreaks of 2009 and the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, and map the spread of the flu.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

World History

American History

Science

Theme

Population

Cartography/Maps

Historical

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

HI 1. Understand historical patterns, periods of time, and the relationships among these elements