Age 14-16
Interactive resources from the ABPI for students aged 14-16. Topics include: Diabetes, Genes and Inheritance, Hormones and Their Effects, Periodic Table, and Skin Structure and Function.
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Infectious Diseases - Diseases
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource allows students to find out about a range of infectious diseases. Each are clearly explained, with causes and symptoms, and a quiz helps tests students' understanding of the topics covered. Diseases are: • Influenza • HIV/AIDS • Chickenpox • Food poisoning •…
Infectious Diseases - Timeline
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource looks at developments in our understanding of infectious diseases and how this has changed over time. From vaccination by Edward Jenner, to the present day, advances in knowledge are illustrated. Sections in the resource include: • Jenner and vaccination • Semmelweiss and…
Infectious Diseases - Pathogens
This is an interactive resource produced by the ABPI. In the resource, students can find out about mico-organisms and how they cause disease. There are sections on bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Each section contains details on the micro-organism's structure and examples of the diseases they cause.
Infectious Diseases - Immunity
This is an interactive resource produced by the ABPI. In the resource, students can find out about how the human immune system tackles infectious diseases. The resource describes how antigens identify foreign pathogens and the immune response that is produced. Animations illustrate processes such as antigen-antibody binding and the…
Infectious Diseases - Medicines
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource allows students to find out about how infectious diseases are treated with modern medicines. It covers topics such as: • Antiseptics • Antibiotics and resistance • Developing medicines
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.
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
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.
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.
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