With all of our mosquito knowledge, we also realized we couldn't answer all our questions about heartworm, so we turned to digging deeper about heartworm! Because we're in the thick of remote learning, we are turning to breakout rooms and choice boards to complete some research! Students were able to read through various infographics, articles, and diagrams to get a better understanding of heartworms, their life cycle and the methods veterinarians use to prevent and treat the illness.
Heartworm Choice Board (Links ONLY)
Heartworm Choice Board
We've been figuring out so much, putting the pieces together, too. Now that we've made sense of our questions regarding mosquitoes and heartworm, we realize we need to focus on a big factor causing heartworm spread: the storms that cause dogs to relocate to other parts of the country--hurricanes!