Activate the immune system in the brains of your biologists! This instructional activity calls upon learners to explain the structure, function, and problems associated with the immune system. This instructional activity is helpful for...

Students study how being exposed to a harmful microbe doesn't automatically make them ill. They discover the lines of defense against microbe invaders and explore the roles of skin and mucus membranes, white blood cells, and lymphocytes...

Many of the toxins and parasites that cause illness are specified and discussed in this slideshow.  Poisoning and other mechanisms by which an animal can fall ill are detailed and the information about frequency, prevention and...

Tenth graders research the development and use of vaccines. They examine historical documents for qualitative observations and the basis of immunization. They examine primary and secondary immune responses as they relate to the...

In this photosynthesis, disease and Immune System worksheet, students fill in the blanks with key terms to complete sentences about the transfer of energy from the sun to plants, enzymes as catalysts in reactions, homeostasis, the immune...

Young scholars study immune responses and the structures that are related to immune cells functions.  For this fighting infection lesson students construct antibody complexes and model the interaction of the immune system when it is...

In this health activity, students look up the terms found in the word search based upon the subject of blood and lymphatic system.

In this noncommunicable diseases worksheet, students determine which diseases are not caused by pathogens and where a tumor is located. Then they describe a chronic disease that has a faulty immune system. Students also identify what...

Learn about how the immune system works. Topics include antigens and antibodies.

With these learning exercises, students explain the advantages of the human adaptive immune response over the innate immune response including the types of T cells, development, and their functions.

Read a passage about the activation of T lymphocytes and answer the follow-up questions to practice for the MCAT.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Almost all of us have had a sore throat at some time. Maybe you had your tonsils out when you were younger? Why? Your tonsils are two lumps of tissue that work as...

Tutorial and game on vocabulary and functions of the immune system. Covers different cell types, immune responses, germs and pathogens, and antibiotics.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the role of the lymphatic system in the immune response.

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...

The purpose of this lesson plan is to relate the action of vaccines to the human immune system. In this lesson plan, students will explore infectious disease and immunity and learn how vaccines help the body defend itself against...

The different parts of the immune system and its cell types are explained. Also described are the three kinds of immunity humans have - adaptive, innate and passive - as well as the major types of disorders of the immune system.

A high level discussion of the processes in which the killer T cell is involved. Strong biology background required.