Mosquito Module 3 (Mosq3)
“The World’s Most Dangerous animal”
We’ve all learned to live with the risk of catching a disease, and it is not easy. In many places in the world, mosquitoes spread germs (including viruses and parasites) and people have to prevent getting the diseases these germs cause. Malaria is a tropical disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes.
A lot of effort is put into preventing people from getting malaria by protecting them from mosquitoes. Pupils will discuss how to socially distance from a mosquito, what methods of prevention could be used, and will explore how mosquitoes develop ‘tricks’ (adaptations) to avoid our control measures.
And don’t forget about our accompanying borrow boxes and Common Question cheatsheet for common questions from pupils.
Module guide:
Download Mosq3 Module Guide
Teachers, grab the Mosquito 3 Module Guide. This contains all information you’ll need including how the module fits in with Curriculum for Excellence and all the module ANSWERS!
Worksheets & Slides:
Download Mosq3 ‘Independent’ Pupil Worksheet
This is the complete Mosquito Module 3 pupil worksheet designed for independent learning
Download Mosq3
‘Taught’ Worksheet (Simplified)
This worksheet is a simplified version of the standard pupil worksheet intended for younger pupils and those pupils requiring teacher guidance.
Mosq3 Powerpoint
These slides can be combined with the “Taught” Worksheets. It acts a visual guide to assist pupils working through the module.
Discussion slide
These slides pair provide visuals for the class discussion activity at the beggining of Mosq3
Mosq3 Fill-out forms
Black and white sheets that pupils can use to answer questions from the worksheets. Saves on colour printing and are easier to mark.
Pipetting Guide
This instruction sheet pairs with the “Diagnosing Malaria” activity and is provided as part of a borrow box.
Videos:
All our videos are hosted on Vimeo.com:
Mosq3 Overall Introduction
Introduce the module to your pupils with this video
Diagnosing Malaria Tutorial
This video pairs with our Mosq 3 “borrow box” and is a tutorial for teachers wanting to run the “Diagnosing Malaria” activity with their class.
Alternatively, videos can be downloaded as a single file here: