The Invisible War: A tale on two scales

Text The Invisible War: A tale on two scales

TLF ID M020550

The Invisible War is a graphic novel set on the Western Front in 1916. The novel is an interdisciplinary text that includes a large science-history reference section (hyper-linked within the novel). Told from two points of view – human and microbial – the story describes a deadly infection by dysentery-causing Shigella bacteria, highlighting the role of bacteriophage (bacteria-eating viruses) and their place within the immune system of the main character, a nurse, and her gut microbiome. The website also includes additional teaching notes, with suggested activities for year 9 History, English and Science classrooms and links to the Australian Curriculum.

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Educational details

Year level

8; 9; 10

Topics Aboriginal English literature Aboriginal history Regional literature Conscription Literature Attitudes Bacteria Viruses (Life) Values (Psychology) Reasoning International relations Symbiosis Impartiality Domestic war effort Food webs Environmental impact Narratives Sex role War stories Torres Strait Islander history World War I
Learning area
  • English
  • History
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Name: Education Services Australia
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Scale Free Network
  • Organization: Scale Free Network
  • URL: http://scalefreenetwork.com.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Scale Free Network
  • Organization: Scale Free Network
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://scalefreenetwork.com.au
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Online
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  • © Scale Free Network, 2016. This material may be used in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.