Antibiotic resistance encompasses one of the world's most pressing public health problems. The video explains how antibiotics work and why humans are becoming resistant to them. It expands on the idea of antibiotic resistance and options to help.

Concepts

antibiotics, bacteria, immunity, the immune system

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Learn more about the use of antibiotics in meat
• Play Pandemic in small groups

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of bacteria

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning in almost 40 languages
• Cartoon graphics prevent the topics from becoming too intense visually

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4