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“Malaria in Sri Lanka”
Grade 5-8

Malaria in Sri Lanka Grade 5-8

This is a science and literacy lesson pack in 3 pages(A4). This worksheet set is suitable for upper primary school and into high school.

In September 2016, this small country was declared free of this disease. Malaria in Sri Lanka  Grade 5-8 gives two stories. One is the Bible story of how David defeated Goliath. The other is the story of Sri Lanka’s long battle against malaria. One is a metaphor for the other.

Follow-up literacy tasks:

**select the correct word,
**changing nouns to verbs.
**Review questions.

Some Links:   “Cholera and Science Methods” Grades 6,7,8,   “John Hawkins, Sailor” English Grade 6, 7  “Similes and Metaphors” Grade 5, 6,  “Fresh Start” Literacy Grade 5, 6,  Science in Time-Short Classrooms, Post. Worksheet Bundle Z, Grade 6-8

This site presents some current facts about this disease at a suitable language level:  Link:  https://wellcome.org/news/advances-fighting-malaria-first-ever-vaccine

Suits any teaching and learning situation. Great for home education and the classroom. Through the humanities this package teaches science.

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