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Cross-Curricular Activities
Consider building on the themes of the above activity by
working with colleagues in other disciplines to conduct
the following activities.
Examine the Effects of Disease
Across Time (Health)
The Activity
Create a matrix that examines the social, economic and
political effects of disease epidemics across time. Divide
students into groups and have each group choose a disease
featured on the Epidemics
Through Time
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/epidemics.html
map. Be sure one group chooses SARS so an example of a recent
outbreak is included. Using the map and other research materials
i.e. Links
and Resources,
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/links.html
have each group fill in the class matrix with the following
information about their assigned disease: name of disease,
details of its outbreak (including geographic areas affected),
mode of transmission, and one social, one economic and one
political effect of the disease. When the matrix is complete,
discuss these questions.
- What are some of the similarities and differences of
the diseases?
- In our modern world, how is the mode of transmission
different from earlier times?
- Should the United States be concerned about disease
outbreaks in foreign countries? Why or why not?
Resources
Visit the "Hong
Kong: Chasing the Virus" Web resources to find the features
mentioned in this activity, to watch the full FRONTLINE/World
segment in streaming video, or to gather related links and
facts:
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/
Relevant National Standards
Health, Standard 2: Knows environmental and external factors
that affect individual and community health
Health, Standard 8: Knows essential concepts about the
prevention and control of disease
Level IV, Benchmark 4
Understands the social, economic and political effects of
disease on individuals, families and communities
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Track the Discovery, Spread
and Control of Disease (Health, Life Sciences)
The Activity
Create a flow chart following the SARS crisis from its
outbreak to the discovery that peptides can prevent the
SARS virus from penetrating cells. Students can find information
for their charts in the story
overview
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/thestory.html
for "Hong Kong: Chasing the Virus" and in "Peptides,
Antibodies, Membranes ... What?".
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/science.html
Students also can complete their flow charts by watching
the video (about 13 minutes long) of this story.
Resources
Visit the "Hong
Kong: Chasing the Virus" Web resources to find the features
mentioned in this activity, to watch the full FRONTLINE/World
segment in streaming video, or to gather related links
and facts:
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/hongkong/
Relevant National Standards
Health, Standard 2: Knows environmental and external factors
that affect individual and community health
Level IV, Benchmark 3
Understands how the environment influences the health of
the community
Level IV, Benchmark 4
Understands how the prevention and control of health problems
are influenced by research and medical advances
Life Sciences, Standard 5: Understands the structure and function
of cells and organisms
Level III, Benchmark 4
Knows that multicellular organisms have a variety of specialized
cells, tissues, organs and organ systems that perform
specialized functions
Level III, Benchmark 8
Knows that disease in organisms can be caused by intrinsic
failures of the system or infection by other organisms
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Calculate When the Oil Industry
Will Dry Up (Mathematics)
The Activity
Have students use the statistics provided in the feature
"Charting
the World's Oil"
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/colombia/oil.html
to answer these questions.
- Based on the current level of oil production for each
country (given in millions of barrels per day in "Where
Is the World's Oil Currently Produced?"), in what year
will each country's oil reserves (given in billions of
barrels remaining in "Where Are the World's Oil Reserves?")
run out?
- What is the projected percentage of increase in world
and U.S. oil demand between now and the year 2020? (See
the Surprising Facts section.)
After students have finished their calculations, have them
discuss these questions.
- How might the United States' demand for oil influence
its foreign policy decisions?
- How could the United States decrease its demand for
oil?
Resources
Web site for "Charting
the World's Oil"
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/colombia/oil.html
Visit the FRONTLINE/World Fellows story "Peru:
Gamble in the Jungle" for another look at the issues
involved in balancing natural resource exploration and the
environment:
pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/peru0803/
Relevant National Standards
Mathematics, Standard 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures
while performing the processes of computation
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Draw Musical Inspiration from
Nature and World Cultures (Music)
The Activity
Using Icelandic music as a case study, explore how the
environment inspires music as well as how cultures around
the world influence one another's music. Begin by having
students pretend to be reporters covering the Icelandic
music scene. Using the feature "Long
Nights Out With Top Icelandic Bands",
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iceland/music.html
ask students to choose one band and write a descriptive
review of its music. Reviews should include student hypotheses
and supporting explanations for what they believe has inspired
the band's sound (for example, Iceland's moonlike geography,
its endless summer days and winter nights, its frequent
economic interactions with the United States and Germany,
and so on). Students may wish to consult the Facts
& Stats section
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iceland/facts.html
on Iceland for information and ideas.
Resources
Visit the "Iceland:
The Future of Sound" Web resources to find the features
utilized in this activity, to watch the full FRONTLINE/World
segment in streaming video, to read an interview with music
reporter Marco Werman, or to find related links:
pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iceland/
Relevant National Standards
Music, Standard 7: Understands the relationship between
music and history and culture
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