Life Processes and Health · Life Science

Health and Drugs

Examining the effects of medicinal and recreational drugs on body systems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do chemicals alter the way our brain sends signals?
  2. 2What defines the threshold between a medicine and a poison?
  3. 3How does addiction change the physical structure of the body?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Science - Health and Lifestyle
Year: Year 8
Subject: Science
Unit: Life Processes and Health
Period: Life Science

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