Grade levels
 10 - 12
 Contains
 25 pages, Morbilli virus outbreak data
 subjects
 Outbreak waves | Analyzing infection events | Weighting stress factors | Data analysis | Mapping data | Population development of seals | Monitoring of seals | Airport theory for viruses | Interpreting 3D bar charts | Evaluating scientific theory
 Description
 In 1988 and 2002 there were two major outbreaks of the distemper and morbilli viruses in the North and Baltic Seas, which resulted in the deaths of many seals. The students analyse the development of the waves of infection and create a cartographic overview of the outbreaks. To do this, they use the data sets from 1988 and 2002 and enter them into the respective maps.
 The airport theory is an attempt to explain the development of virus outbreaks that always start from the same region. Students learn about different monitoring methods and the difficulties associated with them. They then test the airport model using the Morbillivirus outbreaks of 1988 and 2002.