Where do medicines come from?

This is developed from a story for KS1 pupils, which provides a link with earlier work. It is in the form of a PowerPoint presentation which can be used with an Interactive White Board, projected on a screen, or printed on paper.

This resource describes how a medicine is made through the eyes of a little girl who feels poorly, falls asleep and dreams. Her dream journey takes her from a visit to the doctors to the scientists who come up with new chemicals which might act as medicines. The story can be used as an introduction into the work on microbes and illness, or as part of the story of "Our Battle against Bacteria" after children have become aware of the role of microbes in causing disease and the need for medicines to help to make us better.

Open the PowerPoint story of Ellie's Medicine