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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Food Forensics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Access Excellence provides a mini-unit on immunology for advanced students. Students discover antigen/antibody specificity using common foods. Students relate their findings to immunological responses such as allergies,...
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Cells Alive

Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Infectious Diseases: Immunity

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive, self-guided lesson on the function of the human immune system and how medical intervention prevents disease. This lesson has many descriptive animations as well as graphs and diagrams to help with understanding. There is...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses why allergies occur and common allergens.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Autoimmune Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how autoimmune diseases affect the body.
Interactive
BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Conflict: Immunity

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial and game on vocabulary and functions of the immune system. Covers different cell types, immune responses, germs and pathogens, and antibiotics.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Jane Swanson

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1968, medical technologist Jane Swanson was the first recipient of the Ivor Dunsford Memorial Award, given by the American Association of Blood Banks, for her discoveries at the Minneapolis Memorial Blood Bank, including several...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Helper T Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on helper T cells discusses what Helper T cells are and the function of the CD4 protein.