Mosquito Module 1 (Mosq1)
“Lifestyle and Life cycle”
Mosquitoes are famous for flying around and biting animals and humans, but this is just their adult life. They spend much of their lives in freshwater, yet must breath air.
In this module Pupils will explore the amazing ways that mosquitoes develop from an egg to a grub (larva) to flying insect.
Initially designed as an in school visit this module has been fully altered to be taught by teachers and has optional accompanying “borrow boxes” containing microscopes and preserved mosquito specimens and a pond dipping “borrow box” containing everything you need to collect aquatic insects as a class. See our Common Question cheatsheet for common questions from pupils.
Module Guide:
Download Mosq1 Module Guide
Teachers, grab the Mosquito 1 Module Guide. This contains all information you’ll need including how the module fits in with Curriculum for Excellence and all the module ANSWERS!
Worksheets and slides:
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‘Independent’ Pupil Worksheet
This is the complete Mosquito Module 1 pupil worksheet designed for independent learning
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‘Taught’ Worksheet (Simplified)
This worksheet is a simplified version of the standard pupil worksheet intended for younger pupils and those pupils requiring teacher guidance.
Mosq1 Powerpoint
This powerpoint can be combined with the “Taught” Worksheets. It acts a visual guide to assist pupils working through the module.
Mosq1 Fill-out forms
Black and white sheets that pupils can use to answer questions from the worksheets. Saves on colour printing and are easier to mark.
Videos:
All our videos are hosted on Vimeo.com:
Mosq1 Overall Introduction
Introduce the module to your pupils with this video
Ponding Dipping Guide
This video can pair with our optional pond dipping kit and introduces the pupils to finding aquatic insects of their own.
Alternatively, videos can be downloaded as a single file here: