Science in a Box
‘Science in a Box’ exists to demystify the making of a medicine, inviting students to learn about medicine development, the role of the pharmaceutical industry and the range of career opportunities that exist within life sciences.
Developed by Pfizer UK colleagues, the programme is available in primary and secondary school editions and is facilitated by our STEM and SIP Ambassadors trained on Science in a Box.
Now available for home-learning
As part of our response efforts to the coronavirus outbreak, we have adapted our lesson materials to enable children to participate online from home:
Medicine and Me
'Medicine and Me' is the primary school 'Science in a Box' edition, aimed at Key Stage 2 children (7-8 year olds).
The resource pack is designed to inspire and motivate school children to have an interest in science, using the topic of medicines. It contains 5 modules, beginning with an introductory puzzle that offers a simple overview of how medicines are discovered and the key steps in this process. There are an additional 4 activities designed to be delivered in a sequential manner or as separate activities which teachers or students can choose from.

Module 1: Introduction
Puzzle | 10-20 mins

Module 2: Learning about medicine
Board game | 20 mins

Module 3: Discovering a medicine
Making slime | 20 mins

Module 4: Distributing a medicine
Making a box | 20 mins

Module 5: Staying well
Hand washing | 20 mins
Molecule to Medicine
Aimed at 13-14 year olds, our 'Molecule to Medicine' resource guides secondary school students through the key steps that are taken to discover and develop a medicine.
The introductory module provides a summary of the stages involved in developing a medicine, whilst each of the subsequent modules delve deeper into each of the processes.

Module | Components | Duration |
Introduction |
|
15 - 30 mins |
Pre-discovery |
|
90 mins |
Discovery |
|
30 mins |
Molecule development |
|
45 - 60 mins |
Medicine development |
|
45 mins |
Clinical trials |
|
60 mins |
Access |
|
60 mins |
Supply: The manufacturing train |
|
60 mins |
Supply: Packaging & delivery |
|
45 - 60 mins |
Want to know more?
Call 01304 616161 and ask to be put through to the Pfizer Colleague and Community Engagement team.