Lesson Plan

• Evaluate the range of responses employed during disease outbreaks.
• Explain the role of surveillance and early‑warning systems in outbreak management.
• Analyse the effectiveness of containment, treatment, vaccination and public‑health measures using criteria such as detection speed and transmission reduction.
• Apply a comparative assessment of response phases to case studies (SARS, Ebola, COVID‑19).

• Projector and digital presentation slides
• Printed case‑study handouts (SARS, Ebola, COVID‑19)
• World map and markers
• Worksheet with response‑phase table
• Internet access for short video clips
• Exit‑ticket slips

Begin with a brief video clip of a recent pandemic headline to hook students and highlight why rapid response matters. Connect to prior knowledge by recalling the disease‑transmission concepts studied last week. Explain that today’s success criteria are to identify surveillance types, describe the main response phases, and evaluate their effectiveness using clear criteria.

1. Do‑now (5') – quick quiz on disease‑transmission terminology.
2. Mini‑lecture (10') – overview of surveillance, monitoring and early‑warning systems with slide visuals.
3. Group activity (15') – analyse the SARS case study and complete a response‑phase table on a worksheet.
4. Whole‑class discussion (10') – compare containment versus mitigation strategies across the three case studies.
5. Interactive simulation (15') – role‑play an outbreak response (health agency, media, public) to practise decision‑making.
6. Check for understanding (5') – exit ticket: list three criteria used to evaluate response effectiveness.

Summarise how surveillance feeds early warnings, which trigger containment, treatment, vaccination and public‑health actions. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign homework: each student selects a recent disease outbreak, researches the response, and writes a brief evaluation using the criteria discussed.