Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Genetic Shift in Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how genetic material in Type A flu virus can get shuffled around to create brand new types of viruses.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Poliomyelitis Pathophysiology

For Students 9th - 10th
How does the polio virus cause polio myelitis? An explanation of the polio virus entering the mouth and replicating in the throat and intestines where it then connects to muscles from the neurons of the central nervous system.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Social Distancing and Quarantine Were Used in Medieval Times to Fight the Black Death

For Students 9th - 10th
Way back in the 14th century, public health officials didn't understand viruses, but they understood the importance of keeping a distance and disinfecting. Almost 700 years ago, the overwhelmed physicians and health officials fighting...
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Rabies [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 9th
A one-page fact card on rabies describes the virus and explains how you can get it.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Retrieving 2/5 of Electro Root

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Jackie and Inez figure out how to break an Electro-Root into 2/5, one of the ingredients for the antidote to Motherboard's virus.
Handout
Other

Pharm Web: Cold Sores

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes a cold sore and how it is treated. It also provides tips to prevent spreading the virus.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Outbreak!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students simulate the spread of a virus. They produce a graph representing the spread and analyze the rates of change over time. Students compare how viral and bacterial infections spread in a population.
Handout
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Bird Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
Although titled bird flu, this informative article delves into the flu virus in general discussing the various types of flu and their characteristics. Bird flu is discussed and comments related to a potential vaccine are commented upon.
Article
BBC

Bbc News: Avian Flu (Bird Flu)

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC article from January 2004 details basic facts about avian flu, including a general history of the virus and statistical information on infection and death.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Defining Cyberwarfare in Hopes of Preventing It

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: The Immune System's Battle Against Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
A "just for fun" Shockwave game that allows you to control an animated macrophage against an invading virus. You must figure out how the let the Helper T-cells get involved.
Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Education: Disease Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Disease maps that trace the incidence of West Nile virus, encephalitis and dengue fever across the United States and its territories demonstrate one of the many uses of geography.
Interactive
Cells Alive

Cells Alive!: How Big Is A

For Students 9th - 10th
"Use this animation to compare the relative sizes of cells and organisms sitting on a pinhead. See the size of these nearly invisible without magnification" View dust mites dwarf pollen grains and human cells. In turn, bacteria and...
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work & School

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists "good health habits" to help prevent the spread of the flu and links to pages on handwashing and resources for stopping germs and flu virus in school and work environments.
Handout
Cells Alive

Hiv Infection and Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows the step by step process by which the HIV virus takes over a cell and makes copies of itself. Each explanation is animated.
Primary
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Preparing for a Flu Pandemic

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-part report from NPR answers questions about the avian flu virus and the potential for a pandemic. Questions are answered by experts from the National Wildlife Health Center and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Influenza

For Students 9th - 10th
This competent site explores the following topics: overview, the virus, pandemic influenza, transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Related links are provided for additional information.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Scientific Theories

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Today most people realize that microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, are the cause of disease. This concept is known as the germ theory of disease, one of the...
Article
Virginia Historical Society

Virginia Historical Society: Waging War: The Battlefront: The Deadliest Enemy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how bacteria and viruses killed many more Civil War soldiers than wounds from weaponry. Presents some of the medical instruments used by military doctors, and an artificial leg invented by the first amputee of the war, James E....
Article
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Use a Firewall

For Students 9th - 10th
Firewall software forms the first line of defense against hackers and certain types of computer viruses. This site explains what a firewall can do to help secure a computer and what it cannot do. The site also discusses different types...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Gene Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into a person's cells to cure a genetic disorder. Could gene therapy be the cure for AIDS? No, AIDS is caused by a virus. Gene...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Internet Safety : How to Avoid Malware

For Students 9th - 10th
Malware is one of the most common hazards to your computer when you're online, but it's easy to avoid. Developing safe and smart browsing habits can protect you from malware and other threats, like viruses. Securing your computer and...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
The rapid pace of globalization today is a continuation and acceleration of processes that began 500 years ago. This article discusses that not only humans started to travel the world, but also plants, species, bacteria, and viruses....
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Other

Blue Fountain Media: The Impact of Covid 19 on the Future of Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The way we live has changed immeasurably since COVID-19 began spreading rapidly throughout the United States. The importance of technology in our lives has never been more apparent. The virus will have a tremendous long-term impact on...

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