NCERT Book Class 8 EVS Mosquitoes woes

10. Mosquitoes woes

Background

It is commonly observed that as monsoon sets in people suffer from many diseases caused by mosquito bites. Some of such diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya, etc. are more common in specific periods of the year, such as the rainy season, etc.

Methodology 

1. Visit a medical doctor, or consult a health worker, or refer to books and the internet to learn about the types of diseases caused by mosquito bites. Also ask about the microorganisms that cause these diseases.

2. Find out the names of different kinds of mosquitoes that cause each of the diseases. Also collect pictures, drawings, photographs of different kinds of mosquitoes.

3. Find out the breeding grounds of mosquitoes (for example, stagnant water).

4. Look around your house/locality and see if there are any breeding places for mosquitoes.

5. Find out what measures you should take to protect yourself from these diseases.

Conclusion

Prepare a report based on the information collected by you.

Follow-up

1. Prepare a five minutes speech or a presentation about the information that you have collected and present it in your class.

2. Prepare a slogan and a chart about diseases spread by mosquitoes and their preventive measures, and display it in the entrance of your building or school.

3. Make a scrapbook of clippings about malaria and dengue from newspapers.

4. Prepare a chart showing the symptoms of diseases spread by mosquitoes.

Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 8 EVS Mosquitoes woes