A classroom/laboratory activity to establish the potential link between the geographicdistribution of malaria and increasing temperature caused by climate change.
Students will use maps and temperature data sheets to determine the locations where malaria is known tooccur and the temperature ranges in these locations. Further, they will discuss and explore the potentialimpact of climate change and the resulting change in temperature on the geographic distribution ofmalaria.
Use this tool to help your students find answers to:
What are the factors that influence the distribution and spread of malaria?
How could a change in the average global temperature affect the geographic distribution of malaria?
About Tool
Tool Name
Beyond the byte: Mosquitoes and Malaria
Discipline
Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline
Human Health, Disease, Infectious Disease, Adaptation, Malaria, Plasmodium, Protozoa, Vector-Borne Diseases, Climate Change and the Spread of Malaria, Epidemiology
Climate Topic
Climate and Health
Type of tool
Classroom/Laboratory Activity
Grade Level
High School
Location
North America, United States
Language
English
Translation
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Developed by
Authored by: Carl W. Bollwinkel, in collaboration with Barbara A. Bonnett, Rosalie J. Cochran, Center for Energy and Environmental Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; and Craig Zoellner, North Iowa Area Community College, Cedar Falls, IA. Prepared in 2002 by: Stacey Rudolph, Senior Science Education Specialist, The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Arlington, VA. Graphic Design by Susie Duckworth. Updated March 2008: Theresa Schwerin, Associate Director, Education, IGES.
Hosted at
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Link
Access
Online/Offline
Computer Skills
Basic
Mapped Sustainable Development Goal(s), apart from 4 and 13
