Mission mosquito Case study Student activities Imagine that you are a family in a rural village in Solomon Islands. One of the children seems to have Malaria. Through a drama show how they caught the disease and what the family does in response. Design and construct a hanging mobile which shows how Malaria, Dengue Fever or Filariasis is carried by mosquitoes and infects people. Interview some older Australians about what they know about diseases we have mostly ended in Australia such as Polio and Tuberculosis. How did we put a stop to those diseases in Australia? Individually design an awareness-raising poster for the people in Matrina's village which encourages people to use bed nets to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Locate Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu on a map. What can you tell about the environment and the climate of these countries from the map? Locate pictures of either Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. After looking at these pictures, imagine that you are visiting this Pacific country, write a postcard back to your friends describing the environment. Construct a model of a village environment. Locate all the possible places where stagnant (still) water might occur. What suggestions would you make to reduce the amount of stagnant water in the village? Use the following words to create a find a word puzzle : mosquito, vector, toxin, disease, repellent, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, stagnant, bed net, malaria, dengue fever, filariasis. Write a letter to Matrina describing to her how our government and the Australian people are trying to work with the people of Solomon Islands to solve the problems of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis. Use the information in the case study and undertake some other research to design a board game called `Conquering Mozzies'! Contents of this case study Matrina's story Fact file: Vector borne diseases in the Pacific How is the Australian Government working with our Pacific neighbours to control these problems? Teacher's notes > Student activities   Top © Commonwealth of Australia