Malaria is a parasite whose life cycle bounces between mosquitoes and humans. An informative video describes how malaria moves through human systems before arriving in the liver. Once in the liver, the instructor describes how the parasite multiplies and then affects the red blood cells of the host.

Concepts

malaria, parasites, mosquitoes, humans, diseases, transmission

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair with other resources from the same publisher to further the study of the malaria parasite
• Use images from the video to create your own lesson presentation

Classroom Considerations

• Expects an understanding of the human immune system

Pros

• Supporting images add clarity to the lesson presentation
• Emphasizes scientific vocabulary throughout the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

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