CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Inflammatory Response and Leukocytes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the second line of defense of the immune system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Autoimmune Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The immune system usually protects you from pathogens and other causes of disease. When the immune system is working properly, it keeps you from getting sick. But...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fighting Back!
This instructional activity describes the major components and functions of the immune system and the role of engineers in keeping the body healthy (e.g., vaccinations and antibiotics, among other things). This instructional activity...
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: Anatomy of a Splinter
This animated site will show you how the immune system responds to bacteria. You'll discover how white blood cells locate, eat and kill bacteria.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Lymphatic System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] If pathogens get through the body's first two lines of defense, a third line of defense takes over. This third line of defense involves the immune system. The immune...
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: T Helper Cells
A good site devoted to the T-cell and its role in the immune response. Complete coverage including vocabulary links throughout.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: B Cells and T Cells
A very strong overview of cell mediated immunity and the roles of the different cells within the system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Immunodeficiency
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Which is stronger? You or little tiny pathogens? Usually you are. Normally your body can put up a strong defense against enemy pathogens. But what if it can't? What...
Cells Alive
Cells Alive!: Ouch, the Anatomy of a Splinter
See how immune cells become involved when we get a splinter or a scratch.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University School of Life Sciences: Viral Attack
There are battles that are fought each day on the planet. The invading forces are those of viruses and bacteria. Left alone they would take over and destroy every cell! It is up to some key defense systems to battle and destroy these...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mechanisms of Antibody Variability During B Cell Development
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz related to DNA and the immune system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tb and Hiv
Two deadly diseases, HIV and TB, can often co-exist in the same patient. Treatment of these diseases is discussed as is the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (iris) and the paradoxical iris.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Flu Vaccine Risks and Benefits
A discussion of some of the common and uncommon risks and benefits associate with the flu vaccine. Also spotlighted is herd immunity.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Compendium of Rabies Prevention & Control
This site from the Centers for Disease Control provides information about the rabies vaccine and immune globulin. It gives some background information on rabies, but mainly focuses on the vaccine, what it is comprised of, who should...
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Microbial Life: Life Cycle of Hiv, a Retrovirus
Use this tutorial to enhance your understanding of how the human immunodeficiency virus invades healthy cells of the immune system. [3:15]
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Inmunologia 2 Bachillerato
How do we defend against disease? Why should get vaccinated? Find the answers to these questions and everything about the immune system in this session. It contains 16 interactive activities.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Phagocytosis Time to Eat!
Find out about the cellular process of phagocytosis, and its role in the body's immune system.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works Movies and Activities
Short, colorful movies explain each of the body's systems: skeletal, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, skin, immune, muscular, and nervous. Once you've seen the movie, click on the Activity Page link for...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Sun Safety
Learn why the Sun keeps us healthy, and also, learn how the Sun can harm our skin, eyes, and immune system. Read about the dangers associated with the Sun's ultraviolet rays, and read tips to help you stay safe when outside in the summer...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hot or Not
This activity explains what a fever is and how the immune system uses it to try and protect the body against germs. The students then explore temperature further by creating a model of a thermometer and completing a temperature...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: B and T Cell Response
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some defenses, like your skin and mucous membranes, are not designed to ward off a specific pathogen. They are just general defenders against disease. Your body also...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Hiv and Aids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, causes AIDS. AIDS stands for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome." It is a condition that causes death and does not have a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Lymphatic System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the role of the lymphatic system in the immune response.