This final lesson of the unit examines advances after 1945 in identifying the cause of disease such as DNA, modern treatments, the use of technology and modern surgical methods. Students create a timeline showing a range of medical advances.

A 20 slide fully resourced lesson containing warm up & learning review activities, a choice of tasks, printable resources and a printable knowledge organiser with all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson overview and aims
• Slide 3-4: Warm Up - Using their wordly knowledge of modern medicine, students think of how 8 medical scenarios can be treated. Likely answers given.
• Slide 5: Starter discussion: Can we avoid disease and becoming ill by simply avoiding germs?
• Slide 6-11: Background information and activity slides covering the modern day discoveries of the cause of disease - lifestyle choices and hereditary diseases.
• Slide 12-13: Task 1 - A printable timeline (1945-2025) for students to create an illustrated timeline of some of the main developments in modern medicine.
• Slide 14: Follow up challenge questions
• Slide 15-16: Lesson fact sheets/knowledge organisers
• Slide 17-18: Learning Review Quiz - 10 questions with answers
• Slide 19: Factor poster
• Slide 20: More from RA Resources

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