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Antibiotic Attack

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Students examine how antibiotics work and why they are effective. In this antibiotic lesson, students discover that when harmful germs get inside the body, the immune system may not be strong enough to fight the germs off.  Students play a game helping them understand how antibiotics help the immune system fight off germs.

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the immune system, antibiotics, germs, human body systems

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antibiotic, germs, human body, immune system, science
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
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