Fighting infection – question bank

An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about the immune system and infectious diseases and places where their answers can be found.

The article Fighting infection – introduction has links to further resources and student activities.

Q. Why do we get sick?

• Microorganisms – friend or foe?

• The body’s first line of defence

• Infection

Q. How do diseases spread?

• Infection

• Virus strains

• Coronavirus

• Florence Nightingale – a pioneer of hand washing and hygiene for health

• Spreading diseases – activity

Q. What is infection?

• Infection

Q. What is COVID-19?

• Coronvirus

• Viruses

• Virus strains

Q. What is happening inside our bodies when we get sick?

• The body’s second line of defence

• The wars within

Q. What is an immune response?

• The immune system

Q. How do germs get in?

• The body’s first line of defence

• Infection

• The immune system

Q. What are germs?

• Microorganisms – friend or foe?

Q. Are all germs (microorganisms) bad for us?

• Microorganisms – friend or foe?

Q. What is a vaccine?

• Vaccines and therapies

• The history of vaccination

• Immunisation in New Zealand

• A new vaccine for TB

• A vaccine for hookworm

• What is an adjuvant?

Q. What happens if the immune system doesn't work properly?

• The boy in the bubble

• The body’s defence

Q. What is antimicrobial resistance?

• Antimicrobial resistance explained

• The history of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance

• Reducing the risks of antimicrobial resistance

Q. What is snot?

• What is snot?

• Making snot

Q. What's a cell?

• Cells

• Introduction to cells

• Inside a cell

• Extracting DNA

Q. What is rongoā?

• Rongoā Māori

• Using rongoā Māori

• The science of rongoā – Connected article

• Rongoā Māori – collection