how scientist make medicines.  by Jamie age 6?
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In the past medicines were usually discovered by looking at the effect extracts from plants or other materials had on patients. Many treatments were described by the ancient Egyptians on medicinal papyri, these were then added to by the Greeks, Arabs and Europeans. Many of these like Morphine for the treatment of pain are still used today. These early medicines were then used to understand the biological mechanisms by which they work.\nNowadays scientists start with the mechanism and try to find molecules that block that mechanism and hopefully treat the illness. In a laboratory chemists can design and make many. many molecules these are then tested by biologists to see if they have the desired effect. Those molecules that have the correct activity are then subjected to a huge array of tests to see if they work in the illness but also don't cause any unwanted side-effects. This process can take upto ten years and cost 1 billion dollars!\nIf you want to read more try this book\nMeasly Medicine\nA romp through the history of healthcare, from Stone Age trepanning and the dodgy diagnostics of the Middle Ages to modern miracles and medical marvels.\nISBN: 0 439 95581 5. Paperback. £ 4.99
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an in-depth knowledge of chemistry is required to synthesize medications among many other things
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you can pick and choose from this site, I won't bother explaining it, since we all know it, but this site is aimed at kids:\n\nhttp://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html\n\nYou might even just want to do the first parts and the last parts, but it depends on the age of the kids and stuff like that.
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To make 100mL: \n\n0.6% from a 10% solution is 6ml of the 10% diluted in 94ml of H2O.  \n\n0.6% from a 25% solution is 2.4ml of the 25% diluted in 97.6ml of H2O.\n\nThe math?\n\n0.6%*100mL / 10% = 6ml\n\n0.6%*100mL / 25% = 2.4ml
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Understand the lever system of the beds.\nUnderstand water flow for suspension of IV injection bags.\n\nFrankly, physics is not that important in medicine.
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Here's some ideas\n\n(1)\nMeasure the hardness and ion content of your local water supply.  You can perform precipitation experiments, measure solid residue after evaporation, and more.\n\n(2)\nSeparate the protein solids and fat from milk.  I think you can do this by adding salt to the milk.  (I've never done it, may be too easy.)\n\n(3)\nDo a project on the danger of confined spaces.  There is a really cool visual experiment that goes along with this.  If you mix vinegar and baking soda in a tall glass you will get a glass full of carbon dioxide.  Since the carbon dioxide is heavier than air, it will stay in the glass for a while (invisibly so).  You can then make a "pouring action" and pour the CO2 into a second glass, although there is no visible flow of gas.  You also need a 3rd glass that has a small, lit candle at the bottom of the glass.  You then make the same pouring action with the second glass into the third and when the CO2 displaces the oxygen and nitrogen in the third glass the candle will get snuffed out.  You can even do this experiment at home for fun!\n\n(4)\nMeasure the pH of common household materials: foods, cleaners, etc.
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i remember a science project that i did. you should try something that no will think of. make the gysers with mentoes and diet coke. its very fun, hot, and interesting. but, its very messy. you could even do this do get out of school. put some diet coke in your mouth. then swallow it REALLY, REALLY fast with some mentoes. you'll throw up, then you'll get to go home.
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At this point stem cell research is still very much in the testing stage when it comes to curing diabetics. I would strongly advise you away from this option for right now. There are some child friendly ways to administer insulin, and any pediatric endocrinologist would be more then happy to help you find ways to make sure your son can get used to being diabetic. \n\nBut like I said before - the cure for diabetes is not here yet. If the people behind these sites are claiming a cure, they're lying. What they're more then likely looking for are test subjects. Which is dangerous and best left to diabetic patients who can make that choice for themselves - not a 6 year old boy.
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Well, when I saw this question I immediately thought of DR. Spock.  I found an article that might be helpful for you, it is entitled "Little scientists: How young Children Think"\nis about cognitive development, several ideas.\n\nThis does not really answer your question, but it should give you an answer.\n\nhttp://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,3899,00.html\n\nHope this helps,
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If I were you I would go to your local library or on-line and read in the Physicians Desk Reference. It will list everything you want to know, such as dosage, uses, ingredients and adverse reactions. If you do not fully understand go to your local pharmacist. After you have this knowledge go to your pediatrician and have a long conversation. They will not answer your questions until you ask them. Please ask why she needs her teeth pulled at such a young age. If your doctor or pharmacist doesn't take the time you need then find another one.
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You could explain how a jet engine works.\nor \nThe effects of soda on teeth.\nor\nHow asprin works in the body.\nor \nDoes talking to plants work.\n\nGood luck god bless.
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http://biology.about.com/library/howto/htcandydna.htm\nThis is how to build a DNA model using candy.  I got it as the second rated site in a google search of "DNA model"  If you don't like their suggestions, you can use this search to find other models.
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amino acids build proteins, proteins build muscles... 6th grade science
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Try these sites. Good Luck!\n\nwww.sciencemadesimple.com/\n\nwww.hhmi.org/coolscience/ \n\nwww.fatlion.com/science/ \n\nschool.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/\n\nwww.scienceproject.com/\n\nwww.funology.com/\n\nwww.hunkinsexperiments.com/ \n\nwww.madsci.org/experiments/ \n\nwww.sciencebob.com/\n\nwww.halcyon.com/sciclub/kidproj1.html\n\nwww.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/default.htm
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I'd have to bet you need math in order to find out how many pills of a certain medicine are required for a specific dose.  And you need to know how much of a dose a certain person needs.
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Have a look to this book:\nCareers with the pharmaceutical industry, by Stonier.\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470843284/026-7971232-9839662
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Science and technology can be experienced in many different ways, particularly in reference to the things that interest children. When children are a little older (3-5), they enter into the Foundation Stage curriculum, and science comes under the heading of 'Knowledge and Understanding of the World'. \n\nIf a child is interested in something, the best thing to do is to help them find out all they can about the topic, say, Pirates. for example. You could use the internet to find out about pirates, what they looked like, how they spoke, what they did, where they came from etc. and use what they find out to play a game, maybe even turn the sofa into a pirate ship for the day :) Children love to learn, and like it even more when it's something they care about.\n\nI know this is a very general idea on science and technology, but it can be applied to lots of situations. Hope this helps.