WebMD
Web Md: Complete Blood Count (Cbc)
This site from WebMD provides an extremely detailed description of a complete blood count, how it is taken, what it measures, and what the results tell you. Links to important terms within the text and a chart that shows average amounts...
PBS
Pbs: The Immune System's Battle Against Disease
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.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Conflict: Immunity
Tutorial and game on vocabulary and functions of the immune system. Covers different cell types, immune responses, germs and pathogens, and antibiotics.
Other
Dr. Hull: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia: Cbc, Complete Blood Count
Chart giving the normal ranges in a complete blood count or CBC. Looks at white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cells, platelets, and average red cell size. Click on highlighted terms for more information about them.
Other
Puget Sound Blood Center: Diseases of White Blood Cells
The Puget Sound Blood Center provides an introduction to the diseases of white blood cells, such as leukemia.
Other
American Red Cross: White Blood Cells
Site provides users with a brief description of what white blood cells are and what they do. Contains links to plasma, platelets, red blood cells as well as types of blood cells.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Blood Cell Basics
In this lesson students learn about the circulatory system and how it relates to engineering. Then in a hands-on activity they create a model of blood. Students also act out cholesterol in a blocked artery and look at blood cell in a...
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...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Blood Types
Understand how blood functions within the body and how it is broken down into various blood types.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Blood
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines and describes red blood cells and white blood cells, and describes the roles of platelets.
Cells Alive
Cells Alive: How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody
Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Inflammatory Response
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A scrape is a break in the skin that may let pathogens enter the body. If bacteria enter through the scrape, they could cause an infection. These bacteria would then...
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...
Education.com
Education.com: Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood
[Free Registration/Login Required] Allow students to visualize blood and its components by making this plasma soup. Discuss plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets with this model of blood.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals
This lesson focuses on blood including it's functions including transporting materials around the body and protecting against disease. It explains the components of blood and the functions of each and offers a link to an assessment.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Learning Activity: White Blood Cells
Site offers an interactive learning activity on white blood cells. Features a quiz at the end to assess learning.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: White Blood Cells
This site contains a brief description of what white blood cells are and how they work.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions
This brief article explains what to do when you get a cut or scratch and how it heals. Includes information on what to do if a cut will not stop bleeding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.61 Inflammatory Response
Understand the human body's inflammatory responses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What's Inside Blood?
An explanation of blood from the time it is drawn from the arm to its centrifugation to an analysis of the three components of plasma, white blood cells, and red blood cells.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Helper T Cell
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on helper T cells discusses what Helper T cells are and the function of the CD4 protein.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Motility
This interesting site explains how cells move and provides videos depicting the movement of various human and animal cells.
Other
Leukocyte References
The term leukocytosis refers to an elevated white blood cell count in people. This elevation in leukocyte count can be caused by cooked foods.