BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Microbes: Defending Against Microbes
Students learn about the immune system and complete a crossword puzzle to practice vocabulary. The lesson and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. Includes an instructional video on immune system vocabulary terms [7:13]
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Are Antibodies Used for Blood Typing?
The human immune system has various ways of responding to an infection caused by bacteria or viruses. Our bodies produce proteins (antibodies) that are highly specific for the infectious agent as a part of our "humoral" immune response....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Viral Hijackers
Learners learn how viruses invade host cells and hijack the hosts' cell-reproduction mechanisms in order to make new viruses, which can in turn attack additional host cells. Students also learn how the immune system responds to a viral...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Med Myst: Orientation at o.r.b
In this online learning adventure game, students get an introduction to infectious diseases, pathogens and the immune system. They will conduct field and laboratory investigations to solve the problem they are given, while playing the...
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Medmyst: Malady in Mabuufo
This is the fourth in a series of five missions that deal with how infectious diseases are spread. In this interactive adventure game, students are part of a team of investigators conducting field and laboratory investigations to learn...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Immune System Quiz
Do you know what immunity is all about? Take this 10 question online quiz and find out how much you know.
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The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Work [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson plan is to relate the action of vaccines to the human immune system. In this lesson plan, young scholars will explore infectious disease and immunity and learn how vaccines help the body defend itself against...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Humoral Immune Response
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the steps that occur in a humoral immune response.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Humoral Immune Response
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the steps that occur in a humoral immune response.
Textbook of Bacteriology
Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Immune Defense: Inducible Defenses
A comprehensive approach inducible defenses and how they function differently than constitutive defenses. A discussion of immunological system, the immune responses and acquired immunity, complete with bold-face vocabulary terms. A...
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: The New Diagnostics [Pdf]
Discover new knowledge about molecular biology- how molecules fit together as a lock and key. This has given researchers new diagnostic tools that use immune cells from mice to produce antibodies to detect a specific virus or bacterium.
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 lesson 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 lesson also discusses how an astronaut's...
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.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.