NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS
( Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 )


The The National Health Education Standards (NHES) External Link are written expectations for what students should know and be able to do by grades 2, 5, 8, and 12 to promote personal, family, and community health. The standards provide a framework for curriculum development and selection, instruction, and student assessment in health education.

National Health Education Content Standards Correlation Grades: 5-8
Instructional Objectives
Health Content Standard

Conduct a virtual experiment to explain how the malaria parasite is transmitted through mosquitoes to humans.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Relate how the protozoan Plasmodium interacts with the human body and the Anopheles mosquito to cause malaria.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

  • Describe the symptoms and treatment for malaria.
  • Describe ways to prevent the spread of malaria (mosquito control and anti-malarial drugs).
  • Comprehend the prevalence and worldwide problem of controlling malaria.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Associate specific scientists—Laveran, Ross, and Manson—with the early investigations into the cause and transmission of malaria.

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