Understanding how the body fights diseases

Year 1 1st Line of Defence

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

The body’s 1st line of defence

Wax

Tears

Saliva

Skin

Hair and Mucus

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

A Microscopeyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Dog hair and skin flakes magnifiedyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Dust as seen through a microscope

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Guess which is the real germ

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

A variety of bacteria as seen under a microscope

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Bacteria from someone with a sore throat (streptococcus)

york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Skinyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Eyeyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Ear york | against | cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Noseyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Mouth and tongueyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Mouthyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

Mouth/cleaning teethyork | against |

cancer

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1

What can we do?

• Catch cough and sneezes in a tissue.• Blow nose then wash hands.• Wash our face and body.• Wash our hands – when, why and how?– http://www.kleenex.co.uk/sneezesafe/

teachers_zone/sneezesafe_stories.htm– http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/children/general-

health-advice/cartoons/zapping-germs/

Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 1