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Cell vs Virus - TED Ed
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Publication Date:
April, 2014
Type of Resource:
Video/animation
This video deals with how the immune system fights diseases.
This TED Ed video (3:58min) describes the function of cellular organelles and how they work together to allow a cell to fight a virus.
Aimed at slightly older students, this material is within the range of advanced Year 8 students (it mentions mRNA and enzymes very briefly), or it could be used as a summary of organelle functions.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U01 (Year 8), AC9S8U02 (Year 8)
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 8 > Science Understanding > Biological Sciences > Cells are the basic units of living things and have specialised structures and... > ACSSU149
- Year Senior Secondary > Science Understanding > Biological Sciences