Topic 22NCBSE05EVS08TH002L1_Mosquitoes and Malaria
Class Description EVS -The lesson talks about the diseases spread by mosquitoes, the spread of malaria, and prevention
methods for malaria.
Class V
Class time 45-50 mins
Goal ● Learning how mosquitoes breed in water and its prevention.
● Learning how to protect from mosquitoes.
Resources ● Teacher Resources
○ Earphone with mic
Required
○ Tablet-Stylus
● Student Resources
🌕 Earphone with mic (Optional)
🌕 Paper-Pen
🌕 Tablet-Stylus (Optional)
Session breakpoints
Topic elements Slide numbers Time duration
Introduction 1-2 5 minutes
Spread and prevention 3 - 15 15 minutes
of malaria
Algae and organisms 16 - 21 15 minutes
found in water
Protective measures for 22 - 31 10 minutes
malaria
Summary and closing 32 - 33 10 minutes
Total duration 55 minutes
Warm-up (5 min)
● Connect with the students
● Get the students to talk and express
Slide Slide Screenshot Learning Experience |
No Probing Qs
1 <Greet the students and ask about their day>
Ask: Do you know what are the benefits of staying healthy?
<Wait for students to respond >
Tutor Points:
● Yes! You can be energetic when you are healthy. You can
play, study, eat your favorite food and whatnot!
● That’s why they say “Health is wealth”. We are always
concerned about our health. But during/after (Please use the
term depending on the time this session is taken) covid-19
scenario, we are more concerned about our health.
● During COVID-19, to ensure health, and to help people,
few organizations take a step forward by sending volunteers
to our homes.
● Not only volunteers from such organizations, but individual
scouts also visit our homes and check on our health.
● Even during the spread of diseases like malaria, and dengue
in some villages, these volunteers and scouts help people.
● One of such scouts is our friend: Alex, who has visited the
houses in a village to check people’s health and help them out
with cures and procedures and he found that Amit has malaria.
• Okay, So as we have met Alex in the last chapter and we know
that Alex has more doubts.
Connect:
• Alright! Now let’s get back to Alex.
● Are you all excited?
● Let’s follow Alex and find out what he is up to.
2 Narration:
● Look, there are a lot of mosquitoes entering through the
window.
● Alex is worried as mosquitoes are the main culprit.
Connect:
● Now Alex wants to stop these mosquitoes, so he goes out to
find out where they are coming from.
● Let's follow Alex and see what he finds.
3 Narration:
● Alex is outside Amit's house and notices something.
Tutor Points:
● He sees a lot of things and immediately understands why
Amit got malaria.
Connect:
● But how did Alex know this was the reason for malaria?
● Let’s learn from our master tutor.
4 Video Duration: 0:02:03
1. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water.
2. Baby mosquitoes are called larvae.
3. To prevent the spread of mosquitoes, keep the surroundings dry
and clean.
4. We can also prevent this by filling the pits, using empty cans
as flower pots, and oil drums need to be tightly shut.
5. Use coconut shells to make colorful bowls.
6. Introduce larvae eating fishes.
Connect:
● That was so informative.
● Let’s quickly recall the concepts we learned in this.
5 Tutor point:
<Dictate and ask students to take notes in their notebook>
<Underline the highlighted keywords while dictating>
● Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water.
● Water gets stagnated in places like open garbage bins, pits,
coconut shells, and tires.
● Look!
<Point to the thread-like structures in pond and coconut shells>
● Can you see these small threads like structures? They are
larvae.
● Mosquito eggs grow into these larvae. They are like baby
mosquitoes.
Connect:
● So, this is how malaria spreads.
● Okay, tell me how we can stop mosquitoes from growing in
these places?
<Interact>
● Alright! Let me tell you.
6 Tutor point:
<Dictate and ask students to take notes in their notebook>
<Underline the highlighted keywords while dictating>
● We can prevent the spread of malaria by preventing the
growth of mosquitoes.
● We can prevent mosquitoes by doing the following:
1) Keeping the surroundings clean and dry.
2) Don't keep things that stagnate in them, like tires.
3) Introduce larvae eating fishes in ponds.
4) Cover the open pits with soil.
● Apart from this, adding kerosene or oil to stagnant water will
kill the mosquito larvae.
Connect:
● Let's solve some questions.
Student Activity (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q 01 -
Mosquito lay their eggs on
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● Spread of malaria
7 Tutor points:
Now, the upcoming question is a poll question where you have to
answer the question by yourself in 45 seconds!
Connect:
Are you ready? Let’s go!
8 Tutor points:
<Read the question>
<wait for responses>
Clue: Malaria is most common during the rainy season.
Time: 45 Sec
<Appreciation>
Good job!!.
Answer: Option A
Connect:
● Let’s check out why this is the answer to our question.
9 Tutor Points:
<Ask students to note down question numbers and solutions in their
notes>
● Mosquitoes lay their eggs on water. We can find mosquito
larvae in water.
● They look like tiny thread-like structures.
Connect: Now, let's solve another question.
Student Activity (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q2-
A baby mosquito is called
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● Spread of malaria
10 Tutor point:
<Read the question>
<wait for responses>
<Appreciation>
Good job!!
Answer: Option B
<Ask students to note down question numbers and solutions in their
notes>
● Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water, first they grow
into larva. Hence a baby mosquito is called a larva.
Connect: Let's solve another question.
Student Activity (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q 3-
Which of the following can help in the prevention of malaria?
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● Prevention of malaria
11 Tutor point:
<Read the question>
<wait for responses>
Answer: 1 and 3
<Ask students to note down question numbers and solutions in their
notes>
● Keeping the surroundings clean will not attract mosquitoes
and even if they come around, keeping it dry will stop them
from breeding. Because mosquitoes lay their eggs in water.
● In ponds, larvae eating fishes will eat the larvae. Thus this will
help in the prevention of mosquito growth.
● Since malaria is spread by mosquitoes. By preventing
mosquito growth, we can prevent malaria.
Connect:
● It is important to prevent mosquitoes because they not only
cause malaria but a lot of other diseases as well.
● Let's see what diseases are caused by mosquitoes.
12 Tutor points:
Mosquitoes are vectors that cause a lot of diseases. Some of them are
● Dengue fever: This disease is caused due to mosquito bites.
The rash is the main symptom of this disease.
● Chikungunya: Usually begins 3-7 days after an infected
mosquito bite. Joint pain is the main symptom of this disease.
● Yellow fever: It is spread by an infected mosquito bite. Eye
pain is the main symptom of this disease.
Connect:
● Let's get back to Alex and see what else he found.
13 Tutor point:
● Here Alex finds some green slimy structures near the water.
<Encircle the green-colored thing present at the edges of the pond>
● He is wondering what these things are.
Connect:
● Have you ever seen such green slimy patches near the water?
<interact>
● Let's see what they are.
14 Tutor point:
● Those green slimy structures are called algae. They can be
found in and around the water bodies such as ponds, rivers,
oceans, etc.
● They appear like plants but they are not plants. They lack
roots, stems, leaves, fruits, etc. which are found in plants.
Connect:
● What other things can we find in water?
<interact>
● Let me show you.
15 Tutor point:
● Apart from algae, we can find many other living organisms in
water right?
● Can you name some of them?
<Interact and collect responses from students>
● Let us write the names of things found in water.
1) Fishes
2) Aquatic plants
● And in large water bodies like oceans, we can also find
3) Coral reefs
4) Oysters
Connect:
● Okay, so let's solve some questions.
Student Activity (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q4-
Choose the type of water body where algae can be found?
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● Algae
16 Tutor points:
Now, the upcoming question is a poll question where you have to
answer the question by yourself in 45 seconds!
Connect:
Are you ready? Let’s go!
17
Tutor points:
<Read the question>
<wait for responses>
Time: 45 Sec
<Appreciation>
You did it!!!
Answer: Option D
Connect:
● Let’s check out why this is the answer to our question.
18 Tutor Points:
<Ask students to note down question numbers and solutions in their
notes>
Discuss the answer.
● Algae can be found on water bodies like rivers, ponds, lakes,
etc.
Connect:
● Let's solve another question.
Textbook question (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q5-
List down the things that are found in water?
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● Algae
19 Tutor point:
<Ask the question and discuss the answers>
Connect:
● Let's look at the answer.
20 Tutor point:
<Ask students to note down question number and solution in their
notes>
● This is a textbook question, this might be important for your
exams.
<Dictate the answer mentioned in the slide for kids to take notes>
Connect:
● Doubt board.
21 Tutor Points:
● Ask for the doubts and clarify if any.
Possible doubts:
Q. How do mosquitoes spread so many diseases?
A. Mosquito stomach consists of a lot of germs that are harmful to
us.
B. When they bite us, they inject these germs into our bodies.
These germs are the main cause of diseases.
Q. Why is algae not a plant?
A. Well, it does not have any roots or flowers, hence it does not
fall under the category of plants.
Connect:
● Now let’s see where Alex is.
22 Narration:
● Even after taking the preventive measures mosquitoes are still
coming.
● Alex is worried.
● So he wants to know how we protect ourselves from these
mosquitoes.
● He looks into the tab to see if it can help.
Connect:
● What do you think? How do you protect yourselves from
mosquitoes at home?
<interact>
● Let's see what are the protective measures that the tab
suggests.
23
Tutor Points:
● Yes, you are right. There are a lot of prevention methods.
● Discuss the protection methods:
1. Close windows in the evening.
2. Use mosquito nets.
3. Wear full-sleeved clothes when outside the house.
4. Apply mosquito repellents.
5. Use sprays to repel and kill mosquitoes.
6. Use mosquito repellent coils.
Connect:
● Let's solve some questions.
Textbook question (3 mins)
● Compulsory for the students
● Lead the student to solve the problems in these activities.
Q6-
What do you do in your house to protect yourself from mosquitoes?
Knowledge Points/Learning evidence:
● prevention of malaria
24 Tutor point:
<Ask the question and discuss the answer>
Connect:
● Let's look at the answer.
25 Tutor point:
● Discuss the answer and ask kids to take notes.
<Ask students to note down question numbers and solutions in their
notes>
● This is a textbook question and might be important for your
exams.
Connect:
● Let's get back to Alex.
26
Narration:
● It's getting late and Alex has to leave now.
● He couldn’t cover all the houses, he will continue his work
some other day.
● He is happy that he could help the person.
● He will recover soon.
● Let's bid bye to both of them.
Connect:
● Okay! Now let's see what we have learned so far.
27 Key takeaways:
● Definition of symptoms
● Malaria and its symptoms, Female anopheles mosquito
features, Blood test
Tutor point:
● So we learned about symptoms.
<read the definition of symptoms and explain>
● These are the symptoms of malaria.
<point to the symptoms given in the slide and read them
out>
● We also learn that malaria is also caused due to a malarial
parasite which is carried by a female mosquito called
Anopheles.
● Its features are:
<read the features of mosquito>
● Malaria can be detected by doing a blood test.
<explain the three steps of the blood test given in a slide>
Connect:
● Let's summaries the preventive measures and cure.
28 Key takeaways:
● Preventive measures and cure for malaria.
Tutor point:
● These are the preventive measures.
<read out the preventive measures and explain each of
them>
● In the olden days, tea made from the bark of a tree called
Cinchona was used to cure malaria.
● Even nowadays some people use it.
● But, today we use tablets and syrups made from the same tree
bark for the treatment of malaria.
● Hope you have understood the concepts well.
Connect:
Doubt board
29 Tutor point:
<Ask the question and discuss the answer>
Answer - Option B
Explain:
Anopheles is the name of the mosquito that causes malaria
30 Tutor point:
<Ask the question and discuss the answer>
Answer - Option B
Explain:
The female Anopheles mosquito is brown and has white-spotted
wings.
31 Tutor Points:
<Ask for the doubts and clarify if any>
Possible doubts:
Q1. How do ointments repel mosquitoes?
Ans: Mosquitoes detect us by the odor of the body, mosquito repellent
masks the skin and prevents bodily odors that help mosquitoes detect
us.
Connect:
● With this, we come to the end of this session.
● Hope you have enjoyed learning.
● Until next time keep learning, bye.
In the next session, we will learn more about Mosquitoes and Malaria.
32 Tutor Points:
Say:
Before you leave a gentle reminder to attempt the homework as the
practice is the way to excellence.
