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Mosquito Emerging from Pupal Sack
      on the Surface of a Pond

      Using a Film Clip from Microcosmos

Subject: Science/Biology (Insects -- Mosquitos)

Ages: 10+; Elementary - High School

Length: Film Clips: 4 minutes; Lesson: 25 minutes.

      Excerpts from the Complete Snippet Lesson Plan

Learner Outcomes/Objectives: Students will be astounded at the beauty of this stage of a mosquito's life cycle.

Rationale: The interest generated by this snippet will make any class on insects, mosquitoes, or disease vectors a memorable event.

Description of the Film Clips: This clip is a magnified slow motion clip of a mosquito emerging from its pupal sack on the surface of a pond.


USING THE FILM CLIP IN THE CLASSROOM

Preparation

    1.   Review the film clip and to make sure it is suitable for the class. Review the Lesson Plan and decide how to present it to the class, making any necessary modifications.

    2.  Retrieve from the Internet the additional film segments and photographs recommended below. Determine which are appropriate for the classes which will see the snippet.

Step by Step

    1.   TWM suggests that teachers build interest by allowing students to guess what is shown by this snippet. . . .

[The Snippet Lesson Plan then contains a few suggestions about how to heighten interest in this beautiful phenomenon.]




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The film clips selected from Microsmos provide students with a striking image a mosquito emerging from the surface of a pond.


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