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Teacher Guide to “A Visit to the Doctor”
Purpose: The following guided questions are designed to allow students to begin to think about human use of antibiotics and how it effects the bacteria and the bacterial / human
interactions.
Part 1: Doctor’s Office Skit – (Perform this with another adult or a student OR ask some students to act it out)
Setting – Doctor’s Office
Doctor: Good morning, (patient’s name), what seems to be bothering you today?
Patient:
Well, Doctor (last name), I have this horrible scratchy throat and a hacking cough. My head is plugged up and my nose is stuffy and runny. I am very tired and weak. I need to go a big dance this weekend and I need to feel better.
Doctor: Well, (patient’s name) let me take your temperature, check your throat and ears in order to figure out what is going on with you.
The doctor quickly makes observations and check the patient’s temperature . Then, the doctor picks up his/her prescription pad and says. . . .
Doctor: I am writing you a prescription to clear up whatever infection you might have. Go ahead and take this to the pharmacy and get it filled. Call the office next week if you aren’t
feeling any better.Any questions?
Patient: No, that is great. Thank you, doctor. I hope I’ll make it to the dance this weekend.
A few days later. . .
Setting – Patient’s home
Patient: (talking on the phone) I am feeling so much better. It feels like I was never even sick. I am so psyched for the dance tonight. Hold on someone is calling me.
Parent: (from another room) I am going out now, (patient’s name). Have a great time at the dance. Oh, do not forget to take you antibiotics before you go.
Patient: (out loud to parent) OK. Goodnight.
Patient: (into the phone again) I am not telling her this but I stopped taking those pills yesterday because I feel fine. I do not need them.
Part 2: Discussion with Guided Questions –
Recap the skit by reading aloud the scenario on the” Thinking About A Visit to the Doctor’s Office” Master. Ask the students to answer the
questions either in class or for homework. Next, either divide the class into smallgroups for an idea exchange or lead a class discussion to cover the ideas that the students generated.
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