Sir Alexander Fleming The Scottish Scientist Listen to
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Sir Alexander Fleming The Scottish Scientist! Listen to Mr Archibald here!
Who is he? Sir Alexander Fleming is one of Scotland’s most famous scientists. He has saved many peoples lives because he discovered Penicillin. Lets find out a bit about his life and what he discovered!
Early life Ayrshire In 1881 Alexander Fleming was born in Ayrshire, which is in Scotland! When he was 13 years old he moved to London, which is in England. London Listen to Mr Archibald here!
He was very clever and loved science. He wanted to make people better who were sick. When he got older he studied something called bacteria. Listen to Mr Archibald here!
What are bacteria? Bacteria are tiny living things called cells, they are so small you can only see them under a microscope! Bacteria are everywhere. They come in different shapes and sizes. Some bacteria are good for us, some make us sick Listen to Mr Archibald here!
In 1914 Alexander Fleming was a captain in the First World War. This was a big conflict where many people died. He saw many people get die because they got shot and then bad bacteria got into them. He wanted to help them, and so he learned more about bacteria. Listen to Mr Archibald here!
Alexander Fleming learned a lot about bacteria by doing experiments. In 1928 by mistake he discovered something that stopped some bad bacteria from killing people. He called this Penicillin. Listen to Mr Archibald here!
His discovery of penicillin has saved many lives - around 20000 (200 million!). His discovery saved many people in World War 2. In 1945 Alexander Fleming was given the Nobel Prize because he stopped so many people from dying. This is an award very important people get. Listen to Mr Archibald here!
In 1955 Alexander Fleming died in London. He will always be remembered because his discovery has saved so many lives. His discovery still saves lives today! Listen to Mr Archibald here!
Well done! You now know about the Scottish scientist – Alexander Fleming. Your next challenge is to make a timeline about Alexander Fleming’s life. Have a look at the daily planner to find the task. Use this Power. Point to help you with the task A timeline tells us about someone's life or about history. It lets us know when things happen Listen to Mr Archibald here!
Here is a timeline of Mr Archibald was born 19. . Mr Archibald started university 2016 Mr Archibald was a PE teacher at a high school 2019 Mr Archibald joins P 3 at Bruntsfield Primary for 6 weeks! 2021
