Disease and the Immune Response · Summer Term

Medicines and Staying Well

Learning about different types of medicines and how they help us when we are sick.

Key Questions

  1. What are some different types of medicines?
  2. How do medicines help us feel better?
  3. Why is it important to only take medicine given by an adult?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - SPHE
Class/Year: 6th Year
Subject: The Living World: Foundations of Biology
Unit: Disease and the Immune Response
Period: Summer Term

Suggested Methodologies

Role Play

Students embody historical or fictional characters

25–50 min

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Think-Pair-Share

Individual reflection, then partner discussion, then class share-out

10–20 min

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