Lesson plan

Four Corners Hantavirus: Geography and Health


GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about hantavirus: how to prevent it and why this disease is prevalent in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. They will also compare this disease to what they know about a more recent occurrence, Covid 19.

Duration

1-2 class periods

Author

Ronald
Dorn

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
15: How physical systems affect human systems
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

DornHantaT.pdf (170.3 KB)

Student Materials

DornHantaS.pdf (178.95 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files