Here’s a cool CD ROM on malaria — surely there is some use geography and world history teachers can put to it, yes?
Biology teachers may find it useful, too. Alas, it’s pricey, unless you’re teaching in a developing country.
The disc has 13 interactive tutorials on various aspects of malaria, including control strategies (most relevant to social studies, I think). Perhaps of most use, it’s got 900 images suitable for PowerPoint or other illustration.
At left, click the image to go to a Wellcome Trust animation of the life cycle of the malaria parasite.
Why is it the good stuff is so often expensive, and so often difficult to get for the classroom? It reminds me of Mark Twain’s line about how we value the truth so much — you can tell, because we economize on it so.
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