FACILITATOR’S CALA GUIDE
CALA COMPONENT A
LEARNING AREA: Combined Science
LEVEL: Form 4
DURATION: 2 weeks
SYL TOPIC: Health and Diseases
SUB TOPIC: The life cycle of Malaria Vector
SYL PAGE: National syllabus page 76.
COMPETENCES/SKILLS:
Investigate, draw, collect data, present data, interpret, recommend.
BACKGROUND/CONTEXT:
It has been observed that many learners in the school's neighbourhood often absent themselves
from school due to malaria related illnesses.
THE CALA: This CALA consists of two parts A and B giving total marks of 45 marks.
Learners are required to do both.
PART A:
1. Identify the malaria vector. Study the stages in the life cycle of the malaria vector. (5)
2. Scout and identify the existing breeding places for the malaria vector within the school and
its neighbourhood. (5)
PART B:
1. Write a short report on your findings using the information you gathered in part A. In
your report name the vector for the malaria parasite. Draw and label the stages in the
life cycle of the vector.(15)
2. State and explain any 10 measures that can be used to prevent the spread of malaria
(20).
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED:
Your facilitator will assess you through set achievement standards.
The achievement standards will be based on your skills to execute the
Guide lines as in activities in parts A and B and ability to be time conscious.
CALA TIPS:
This CALA assumes that you know what a disease vector is. The CALA also assumes you
know that the malaria vector breeds in stagnant water. It is also assumed that you have the
skills for data collection and presentation and to use ICT.
CROSS CUTTING THEMES:
The CALA demonstrates the inter-connections among Science (in knowledge on spread of
diseases), Mathematics (in data presentation and interpretation), Geography (in environmental
issues), English language (in report making) and ICT.
LEARNER CALA GUIDE
CALA COMPONENT A
NAME OF LEARNER
LEARNING AREA: Combined Science
LEVEL : Form 3
DURATION : 2 weeks
SYL TOPIC : Health and Diseases
SUB TOPIC : The life cycle of Malaria Vector
SYL PAGE : National syllabus page 76.
COMPETENCES/SKILLS:
Investigate, draw, collect data, present data, interpret, recommend.
BACKGROUND/CONTEXT:
It has been observed that many learners in the school's neighbourhood often absent themselves
from school due to malaria related illnesses.
THE CALA: This CALA consists of two parts A and B giving total marks of 40marks.
Learners are required to do both.
PART A:
1. Identify the malaria vector. Study the stages in the life cycle of the malaria vector. (5)
2. Scout and identify the existing breeding places for the malaria vector within the school and
its neighbourhood. (5)
PART B:
1. Write a short report on your findings using the information you gathered in part A. In
your report name the vector for the malaria parasite. Draw and label the stages in the
life cycle of the vector.(15)
2. State and explain any 10 measures that can be used to prevent the spread of malaria
(20).
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED:
Your facilitator will assess you through set achievement standards.
The achievement standards will be based on your skills to execute the
Guide lines as in activities in parts A and B and ability to be time conscious
ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD
DIMENSIONS / CRITERIA MARK VERY GOOD MAR GOOD MARK WEAK MAR POOR
K K
Identifying the malaria vector, 10 Identifying the 8 Identifying the 6 Identifying the 4 Identifying the
Stating all the 4 stages in the life malaria vector malaria vector malaria vector malaria vector
cycle of the vector and Scouting and Stating all the and Stating all and Stating all and Stating all
breeding places around the 4 stages in the life the 3 stages in the the 2 stages in the the 1 stages in
school cycle of the life cycle of the life cycle of the the life cycle
vector vector vector of the vector
Scouting 5 places Scouting 4 Scouting 3 places Scouting 2
places places
12 Identifying and 9 Identifying and 6 Identifying and 4 Identifying
Identify and Describe the 5 describing the 5 describing the 4 describing the 3 and describing
breeding places around the breeding places breeding places breeding places the 2 breeding
school and its neighbourhood around the school around the around the places around
and its school and its school and its the school and
neighbourhood neighbourhood neighbourhood its
neighbourhood
Data presentation on breeding 20 -16 Presentation on at 15-11 Presentation on 10-8 Presentation on 8-4 Presentation
areas and measures or Control least 5 breeding at least 4 at least 3 on at least 2
methods against the vector areas and 5 breeding areas breeding areas breeding areas
Control methods and 4 Control and 3 Control and 2 Control
against the vector methods against methods against methods
the vector the vector against the
vector
