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Malaria: Mosquito Host Instructional VideoMalaria: Mosquito Host Instructional Video
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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9th - 12th
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Science
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:58
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Malaria: Mosquito Host

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Mosquitos can be more than just annoying, they may be deadly. A video presentation explains how mosquitos transmit the malaria virus to humans. The lesson highlights how the disease manifests itself in the mosquito before it bites a human host.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dormancy, sperm, traits, diseases, parasites

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate during a larger unit on disease transmission
  • Have pupils create a flow chart describing the sequence of events leading to the transmission of malaria

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a strong understanding of cellular processes

Pros

  • Includes a link to additional resources on the same topic
  • Provides a transcript of the lesson to help support English learners

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7

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