Viruses

[|Virus Introduction] (Flipchart) This is a basic introduction to viruses with a fun activity at the end to simulate the spread of an infectious agent (AIDS).

[|Viruses (KScience)] (Weblink) A very simple rotating animation. It could be used as a starter with "What's going on here?" or as a plenary where the students write a commentary with points for the most correct details.

[|Viruses] (Weblink) Step-by-step animation of the two ways viruses viruses can infect a cell.

[|Viruses] (Flipchart) Ch. 19 from Campbell Biology 8th edition: viruses, prions, AIDS/HIV, lytic and lysogenic cycles.

[|Experience the Virtual Virus (Oracle: ThinkQuest)] (Weblink) Find out what a virus looks like and is made of, who discovered them, and how they invade their prey. Prepare for a virus attack by learning about the body's defense strategies against a take-over by these sneaky organisms which aren't quite living, and aren't quite dead! There's also useful information on how the AIDS virus works.

[|HIV Life Cycle] (Weblink) This animation covers the point after the HIV particle has entered the body.

[|HIV Life Cyle - 2] (Weblink) An animation that hows step-by-step the life cyle of HIV.