PBS
Pbs: Nova: Making Vaccines
Here's some virtual hands on experience for students. There are many types of vaccines and students may have a hard time understanding the processes. This interactive site requires the student to go through each procedure to make a type...
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Vaccines: Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?
Website dedicated to exploring controversial social issues presents research, video and commentary on the arguments for and against vaccinating children in the U.S.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: The Scientific Method in Vaccine History [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with the history of vaccination and the use of the scientific method in the development of vaccines and the study of infectious disease. For this lesson, students will explore the...
National Health Museum
Vaccines: How and Why?
This article describes the history of vaccines, how they work, and how they are made. Includes a list of references, a glossary, and links to activities.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: History of the Immunization Schedule
Charts and graphs showing the history of recommended vaccinations in the United States from 1945 to the present.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Types of Vaccines
A three-part animation that explains the three types of vaccines - live attenuated vaccine, inactivated vaccine, and subunit vaccine.
Other
Ethno Med: Immunization/vaccine Information Statements
Use this site to access more than 200 health education brochures in a wide variety of languages. Many of the brochures are downloadable PDF files but some information is also available as sound or video recordings.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Using the History of Vaccines in the Classroom [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to offer suggestions on how to use the History of Vaccines website in a high school biology or health class. This lesson plan provides students with a broad overview of the website, while other lesson plans...
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Work [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to relate the action of vaccines to the human immune system. In this lesson, students will explore infectious disease and immunity and learn how vaccines help the body defend itself against infectious diseases.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: How Are Vaccines Produced?
Lesson plan has students brainstorming about various topics related to disease prevention and the use of vaccines.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Shots
Ouch! Shots hurt! Test knowledge of how shots keep us from getting sick.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: How Vaccines Are Made
An animation showing the steps in creating a vaccine and preparing it for distribution.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: Influenza Virus Vaccine Safety & Availability
The FDA provides a brief description of flu symptoms, an overview of the high-risk groups that ought to get yearly flu vaccines, and links to articles and statistics on flu vaccines from the year 2000 to now.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.63 Immunity
Learn how vaccines create immunity against pathogenic infections.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Let's Stop Playing Politics With Vaccines
Let's stop playing politics with vaccines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Infectious Diseases Cards: Vaccines [Pdf]
Fact sheet describing the importance of getting vaccinations to prevent disease.
Curated OER
Kids Health: A Kid's Guide to Shots
Use this site to find out why you need to get shots in order to stay healthy. This article tells what is in shots and how they make you immune to many harmful diseases.