Where Do Medicines Come From?
This resource, from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), provides support for a series of lessons on medicines – what they do and how to use them safely. It looks at how medicines are discovered, developed and tested through the eyes of a young girl.
Skin Structure and Function
This ABPI resource introduces skin structure and function, including temperature control and the role of the hypothalamus. Students can learn about common skin infections, such as athlete's foot, and skin cancer.
Population Growth
An activity from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) intended for students to explore the growth of a population of rabbits or microorganisms over a fixed period time. Students explore the environmental conditions to illustrate several essential requirements for life. An extension activity introduces…
Medicines to Treat Disease
An interactive resource from Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) that illustrates treatments for infectious diseases both past and present, and explains the need to develop new medicines to keep pace with mutation. Students learn about different types of treatments, and also what happens to medicines and…
Materials
From the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), a database of 31 everyday materials, man made and natural, solid and liquid, transparent and opaque, allows students to explore these and many other properties. Materials on the database may be grouped according to one or more of their properties. Once students…
Interactive Periodic Table
Produced by ABPI this interactive game allows students to explore trends in the properties and behaviour of different elements, and develop their understanding of the patterns of the Periodic Table.
Humans and Animals
These activities from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) are designed to encourage students to think about the characteristics of a range of animals, including humans. A series of interactive games explore senses, movement, habitat, food, lifestyle, and appearance.
Human and Animal Habitats
These resources are published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and explore human and animal habitats by considering different environments and the animals that live there. The resource develops students' understanding of adaptations for survival in a range of different habitats. • Antarctic •…
4/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource
Hormones and Their Effects
This resource from the ABPI introduces students to the major endocrine glands, and hormone function in puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and growth. Specific examples include insulin, adrenaline, ADH, and plant hormones.
Genes and Inheritance
In these resources from the ABPI students are introduced to genes and chromosomes, the role of genes in determining protein structure, mitosis, cloning technology, meiosis, inheritance, mutation, cystic fibrosis and possibilities for gene therapy.
Body Builder
An interactive body builder from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) provides a fact file on the location and function of several bones and organs of the human body. Associated worksheets are provided for students to record key information.
Solids, Liquids & Gases
Cartoon animations from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) explain simply why materials have different properties and how they change on heating and cooling. Other animations show separating solids from liquids and illustrate dissolving.
Diabetes
From the ABPI this interactive resource provides students with information on the cause, symptoms and treatment of diabetes. The resource is offered at two levels, for students aged 14-16 and an advanced version for post-16 students.
- 5/5
- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource