Virus Links - Dialogue for Kids (Idaho Public Television)

Viruses

Nov 21, 2006
2:00/1:00 MT/PT

VIRUS LINKS
Stalk the Mysterious Microbe...find out all there is to know about microbes http://www.microbe.org/
What are Germs? http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html Watch a movie about Bird Flu and how viruses get inside a cell http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/bird_flu.html What is Chicken Pox? http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/chicken_pox.html What is West Nile Virus? http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/west_nile.html What is HIV and Aids? http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/hiv.html
What is the FLU? Do you have fever, chills, cough, body aches, headaches, an earache or sinus problems? You might have an infection called INFLUENZA, otherwise known as THE FLU. http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/flu/flu.html
View this movie about the immune system and HIV from BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesandconditions/aids/ Dive into the topic of Avian Flu http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesandconditions/avianflu/
Examine this photo of bacteria that exists on a contact lens and a tooth http://www.microbeworld.org/microbes/bacteria/
Your body has its very own super hero fighting system... Delve into The Immune Platoon http://www.bam.gov/sub_diseases/diseases_immuneplatoon_immunesys.html
Infection Detection Protection from the American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/		Operation: Infection Detection http://www.bam.gov/sub_diseases/diseases_wnv.html

Did you know that CAVITIES are caused by microbes? http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/teeth/cavity.htm
Links for Teachers
The Big Picture Book of Viruses "The Big Picture Book of Viruses is intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses. " http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html
Experiments in microbiology Let your students muck around with paint, pondwarer , dirt and other fun stuff... http://www.microbe.org/experiment/experiments.asp

CAVITIES http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/teeth/cavity.html	Investigate this Kids Page about Rabies http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/kidsrabies/
Lesson Plans: How long can a germ hang around? http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=202 Germs and the Body http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=66 Teach about Microbes http://www.bam.gov/teachers/activities/epi_2_mrsjones.pdf
Current issues in microbiology - Antibiotic resistance For Teachers http://www.microbeworld.org/news/antibiotic/news_antibiotic.aspx "Influenza, The worse epidemic the USA has ever known", by PBS includes a teacher guide that accompanies the film. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/

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