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Level 1
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Subject: Fighting Disease with Medicine
HOMEWORK
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Alexander Fleming was another important scientist. In 1928, he was trying to grow some dangerous bacteria in a small dish. The bacteria were the kind that caused blood poisoning. One day, Fleming noticed a green mold growing in the dish. It looked something like bread mold. Fleming looked at the mold through a microscope. He saw that a yellow fluid was coming out of the mold. It was killing the bacteria. He called it penicillin it was the first antibiotic.
1. What was Alexander Fleming doing in 1928?
2. What kind of bacteria was Fleming working with?
3. What did Fleming notice in the dish and what did it look like?
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Level 2
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Subject: Fighting Disease with Medicine
HOMEWORK
Directions: Answer using complete sentences! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Fighting Disease with Medicine
Alexander Fleming was another important scientist. In 1928, he was trying to grow some dangerous bacteria in a small dish. The bacteria were the kind that caused blood poisoning. One day, Fleming noticed a green mold growing in the dish. It looked something like bread mold. Fleming looked at the mold through a microscope. He saw that a yellow fluid was coming out of the mold. It was killing the bacteria. Fleming had found a powerful germ killer that could be used as medicine. He called it penicillin. It was the first antibiotic. Antibiotics are medicines that are used to kill harmful bacteria. Today, antibiotics save the lives of millions of people suffering from diseases.
1. What was Fleming doing in 1928 and what type of bacteria was he dealing with?
2. What did Fleming notice that was also growing in the dish, and what did it look like to him?
3. What did Fleming do with the mold he saw and what did he see?
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Level 3
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Subject: Fighting Disease with Medicine
HOMEWORK
Directions: Answer using complete sentences! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Fighting Disease with Medicine
Alexander Fleming was another important scientist. In 1928, he was trying to grow some dangerous bacteria in a small dish. The bacteria were the kind that caused blood poisoning. One day, Fleming noticed a green mold growing in the dish. It looked something like bread mold. Fleming looked at the mold through a microscope. He saw that a yellow fluid was coming out of the mold. It was killing the bacteria. Fleming had found a powerful germ killer that could be used as medicine. He called it penicillin. It was the first antibiotic. Antibiotics are medicines that are used to kill harmful bacteria. Today, antibiotics save the lives of millions of people suffering from diseases. Louis Pasteur was a French scientist who developed some of the first vaccines. One day, a small boy was bitten by dog with a disease called rabies. At the time, anyone infected with the disease eventually died. Pasteur had just developed a vaccine for rabies, but it was for animals, not for people. The boy’s parents begged Pasteur to try to save their son. He finally agreed to try the vaccine on the boy. Pasteur’s vaccine saved the boy’s life.
1. Explain who Alexander Fleming was, and what he was trying to do in 1928.
2. Explain what Fleming noticed, what it looked like, and what he did next.
3. Explain what Fleming saw under the microscope and what was going on.
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