Old KS4 Science Curriculum - Science

2. Explore antibiotics

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Understand what antibiotics are and how they work

Identify the different types of antibiotics

Discuss the importance of responsible use of antibiotics

Understand the concept of antibiotic resistance and its implications

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antibiotic

Medicines which attack bacteria that make you sick.

medication

Something such as a pill or liquid used to prevent, cure, or relieve a disease.

remedy

A medicine or treatment that cures or relieves.

Alexander Fleming

A Scottish scientist who discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin.

penicillin

A group of medical drugs called antibiotics.

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