Hippocrates - Medicine through time

Lesson 1 of the AQA GCSE unit: Medicine Through Time.

Discover an engaging KS4 lesson that explores the historical significance of Hippocrates and his impact on Medieval beliefs.

The lesson contextualises medieval and modern knowledge of disease, Hippocrates biography and the impacts of Hippocrates on medieval medicine.

There is deliberate practice focused on explaining the historical significance of Hippocrates. Both the worksheet and information sheet are PDF format.

The lesson revolves around the key enquiry question ‘How did Hippocrates impact medieval beliefs?’ with the lesson ending in a PEE paragraph as a formative knowledge test.

The lesson comes in PowerPoint format, feel free to adapt the lesson to suit your needs best!