Whose job is it to keep us healthy?
In this lesson, we will learn about doctors and scientists who have kept us healthy both in present times and from the past.
Whose job is it to keep us healthy?
In this lesson, we will learn about doctors and scientists who have kept us healthy both in present times and from the past.
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- The role of doctors and nurses
- The achievements of Edward Jenner and Mary Seacole
- Different jobs: epidemiologist, sports scientist, nutritionist
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4 Questions
Q1.
Which word fits best in the blank in this sentence: Washing our hands is a ________ thing to do.
hygiene
Q2.
When was Florence Nightingale born?
1620
1720
Q3.
Which of the following is NOT something you would find in hospitals these days?
Clean sheets on the beds
Healthy meals
Q4.
Which of these would you have seen in hospitals in the 1700s? Tick three.
clean sheets on the beds
4 Questions
Q1.
Mary Seacole is famous for looking after soldiers during which war?
First world war
Second world war
Q2.
A nutritionist uses their knowledge of _____ to help people.
muscles
sport
Q3.
An epidemiologist studies the science of what?
bones
eyesight
Q4.
Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine for which deadly disease?
polio
yellow fever