Abstract
Mosquitos can be quite annoying during the warm period when staying outside or often also inside the rooms. This simple activity helps you to learn how to get rid of annoying mosquitos.
This activity can be developed individually by learners or as a pair activity (2 learners) that shall be focused on the positive use of recycling materials. Teacher shall maintain a close screw of the work performed by the learners.
A simple homemade mosquito trap
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Learning Outcomes
The learners will learn how to use daily materials to make a mosquito trap.
Skills and competences
The learners can develop following skills and competences:
- Problem solving
- Social skills
- Communication skills
- Ecological skills
- Chemistry principles
- Do-it-yourself (DIY)
- Analysation
- Planning and organising
- Social responsibility and awareness
- Creativity
- Ecological competencies
Knowledge
The following knowledge can be gathered by the learners:
- Use of recycled plastic
- Mathematical knowledge by recognizing different measures, volumes and perspectives.
- How to work in group.
- How to understand simple chemistry.
Other Instructions
In 8 simple steps you will have your homemade simple mosquito trap:
- Take the marker and make marks for cutting the bottle into half.
- Cut the bottle into half.
- Heat up a cup of water and pour carefully into the bottom of plastic bottle.
- Add ¼ cup of brown sugar into the water and mix it. Then let it cool down for 20 minutes.
- Add a packet of yeast into the cooled mixture.
- Sugar and yeast together are producing carbon dioxide and the mosquitos love it.
- Place the top of the plastic bottle upside-down to the bottom of the bottle and seal the edge with tape.
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