Thanks to Mr Taylor (of iBiology) for the powerpoint – from the OLD syllabus but some great stuff.
Fantastic animated tutorials from McGraw Hill Education – HIV replication (how a retrovirus replicates) & how the HIV infection cycle works – and an animated, narrated tutorial on the life cycle of HIV which also includes a quiz (from Sinauer Associates). All in more detail than we need. Why it’s so hard to cure HIV/AIDS (a TED-Ed lesson).
Mr W sings I’m a Virus!:
In Crash Course Biology #32 – Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer, Hank tells us about the team of deadly ninja assassins that is tasked with protecting our bodies from all the bad guys that want to kill us – also known as our immune system.
Mr Exham’s site has a fantastic section on Blood and Circulation: videos, animations, quizlets, worksheets – go here now!
For self-assessment questions, with exercises and discussions, just click on the correct topic at Biology GCSE & IGCSE Question Bank. The s-cool revision sitelets you revise the topic, summarizes the topic & tests you on it. Skooolgives you a lesson, including progress questions, for each Biology topic but you’ll need sound on for it. GCSE Bitesizehas revision pages (that take you through the topic), a test and an activity.
Science Bank 22 (Body Parts): you just need Part 2 – the Heart (from 5m 20s to 10m 15s):
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM:
The Immune System is covered in the videoThe Virtual Body – the Immune System (19m), The Edward Jenner Story (a 2m 38s cartoon) & in this short video from The Virtual School: