NEW AQA GCSE Biology (2016) - Vaccination

This is a resource for the NEW AQA GCSE Biology specification, covering specification points within the ‘Infection and Response’ module.

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This resource contains the PowerPoint for the lesson, the resources are found at the end of the PowerPoint.

The lesson begins with considering what is important in a new medicine and what scientists need to think about when developing new medicines. This goes on to define some of the key factors such as safety, efficacy & stability.

Next, is an introduction of how a vaccination works, pupils will watch a video and answer questions on a worksheet. Pupils will self-asses their work.

Pupils will then complete a cartoon strip of how a vaccination works, trying to use as many key words as possible. Pupils should self-assess their work against correct use of key terminology.

The plenary will test the pupils knowledge of their ability to describe how a vaccine works. They will need to turn to the back of their books and describe how a vaccine works, using as many of the key terms as possible.

Resources are all found at the end of the PowerPoint.

Enjoy :)