What kind of project could I do for history relating to the the Black Death (Bubonic Plague)?

A model boat full of rats?

I did mean that kind of seriously. THat's how the plague got to Europe, on boats from the east. It was spread by fleas that lived on the rats.

An idea that kind of goes with that would be to get a map that has both Europe and Asia on it and track the progress of the plague.

You can find that info quite easily on line by Googling the black death.

Good luck!!

Darlin - it does occur today and is carried widely by wild animals. Our county here in Texas was under quarantine for the transport of animals due to rabies, bubonic plague and anthrax outbreaks only a couple of years ago... but as for the Bubonic Plague, it is readily curable with antibiotics. When it originally occurred - doctors found that feeding people Rose Hips could help them overcome the disease. Nostradamus had a lot of success doing that. ...Rose hips are a powerful source of Vitamin C.... and that's all it took then. Now, Penicillin can handle it. It still occurs around here in Squirrels and rats. But don't worry. Doctors can cure it when humans contract it. Peace.

I think the "Black Death" wiped out between 1/3 to2/3 of the population. If your research shows me wrong, you can adapt what I am saying to fit.

Take the average between these two fraction.(I think that is 1/2, but check my math)

Take the number of students in the class and put that many large beads, 1/2 black (to stand for the black death) and 1/2 another color into a container. The beads must be equal in size, and of course the container cannot be transparent. Prepare this ahead of time.

In class tell how terrible this would have been to experience. Then have the students draw one bead each, from the container to demonstrate how many of them would have survived during Bubonic Plague.

It sounds kind of gruesome, but it demonstrates the point.

Volunteer early in case anyone else has a similar idea.

google pictures of the black plague in 1600-1700 century France and you should get some then you could print them off the school should be able to print them off or a kinkos will do it off a disk or flash drive and it only cost about $0.10 per copy