Activity
Make an adenovirus
In this activity, students use a template to make a model of an adenovirus and investigate the different shapes of different viral diseases and the similarities and differences between viral families.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
create model of a virus
understand that different viruses have different shapes.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
extension ideas
student handout.
Nature of science
Nature has a way of allowing different forms of living things to have different forms. This means different viruses may have different adaptations that allow them to invade a range of other organisms.
Relate content
In the Spreading diseases activity students model how a virus spreads through a group.
