Classroom Resources

This case study follows the 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa to highlight how vaccination impacts disease spread.

This interactive module can be used to model infectious disease spread in a population. It includes background on the SIR model and two simulators for modeling disease spread on different scales. 

This interactive module introduces the anatomy of the immune system and walks through the timeline of a typical immune response.

This four-part animation series explores the biology of the virus SARS-CoV-2, which has caused a global pandemic of the disease COVID-19.

This activity analyzes a published scientific figure from a study assessing if the microbiota from a mother affects the immune systems of the developing offspring.

This activity complements the video Virus Hunter: Monitoring Nipah Virus in Bat Populations. Students explore cases of Nipah virus infection, analyze evidence, and make calculations and predictions based on data.

This activity guides the analysis of a published scientific figure from a study that tested whether releasing mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria could reduce mosquito populations.

This interactive module explores the diversity of viruses based on structure, genome type, host range, transmission mechanism, replication cycles, and vaccine availability.

This activity guides the analysis of a published scientific figure from a study that tested how individual fish responded to an artificial model of a fish school.

This interactive module explores the different gaits employed by animals and how the nervous system is able to switch between gaits.

This interactive, modular lab explores the techniques used to identify different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences.

This interactive, modular lab explores how the ELISA method can be used to test blood samples for evidence of certain diseases.