Antibiotics are a type of medicine that can kill bacteria.

Bacteria are a type of micro-organism that can be found in all natural environments.

Dr Alexander Fleming was a Scottish scientist who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin.

Penicillin is a type of antibiotic made from a fungus.

Mould is a type of fungi which grows and forms a fuzzy coating on organic matter.

Microorganisms that help us (non-statutory)

Science

Comparing characteristics of living things

How and why we group animals

How and why we group plants

Micro-organisms are living things

Grouping micro-organisms

Micro-organisms living on food: plan and do (non-statutory)

The 5 Rs (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Growing yeast: plan (non-statutory)

Growing yeast: do and review (non-statutory)

Micro-organisms living on food: review (non-statutory)

Carl Linnaeus and classification

Discovering and naming new species

In this Why we group and classify living things unit, pupils learn about why we classify plants and animals based on specific characteristics. In the Species and classification unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn more about the identification and classification of organisms, including at the cellular level.

In the Living things and the environment unit, pupils learnt to recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. In this Why we group and classify living things unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics

This unit covers the classification of living things, including micro-organisms, plants, and animals, based on observable characteristics. It explores reasons for classification and focuses on planning scientific enquiries, recording data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.

Why we group and classify living things

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Penicillin was one of the greatest scientific achievements of the ...

Penicillin is one of a group of medicines called {{}} which fight harmful bacteria.

From which type of micro-organism do we get penicillin?

Which of these could be treated with antibiotics?

Dr Alexander Fleming returned from holiday to discover mould on his Petri dishes

Dr Fleming noticed the mould was preventing the growth of bacteria.

Other doctors began working on extracting penicillin from the mould for medicine

The first human patient is cured of blood poisoning using penicillin.

Order the events that lead to the successful use of penicillin as an antibiotic chronologically.

Which of these living things are types of micro-organism?

Micro-organisms living in soil break down organic matter such as dead plants and animals. What are these types of micro-organisms called?

Some micro-organisms are helpful and some are harmful.

Which statement about micro-organisms is correct?

A {{}} is a piece of equipment that we can use to look at micro-organisms because they are too small to see with the naked eye.

Mould is part of a group of micro-organisms called...

Starter Quiz

Which of these living things are types of micro-organism?