Today we discussed what we are doing in our topic this block:

I know the symptoms of some common diseases caused by germs.  I can explain how they are spread and discuss how some methods of preventing and treating disease benefit society

Key words: germs, diseases, medicines, drugs

What do we know already?

Germs spread, make you sick

Medicines make you better, they’re disgusting

Washing your hands gets rid of germs

Diseases can make you ill and kill you

Diseases can be stopped with vaccinations

Germs come from other people

Medicines stop some, but not all, diseases

Germs give you cancer

Running out of penicillin as people who don’t need it are using it

Germs have little things to make them move

Headlice and dandruff make  nits go away

Germs are when you feel sick

Diseases are caused by germs

What would we like to do to learn about this?

Get Sam F’s dad into school – he is a microbiologist

Jamie’s mum come in – paramedic

Doctors come to visit

Some experiments

Class trip to BGH/Haylodge/science lab

Make our own science lab

 

Make pretend medicine/potions and see how it works

Find out about people researching new medicines (e.g. flowers in the rainforest)

Research germs, diseases and medicines – books, internet, ask people

Can we get a machine to see germs?

Visit Boots to look at medicine

Look at what medicines we have at home