Body Systems

A Web Quest for 8th Grade Science

Designed by

Mrs. Blickhan and Mrs. Six
s.blickhan@cospq.org
k.six@cospq.org

 

 

Circulatory

Digestive

Endocrine

Excretory

Immune

Muscular

Nervous

Respiratory

Skeletal

Skin


Introduction

You're going to be taking a journey through the human body.  Your goal is to become an expert in one field (a human body system), and learn from your classmates. You get to choose what body system to study in depth and tell your classmates about.

What organs are included in your chosen body system?  What is the function of this body system?  How does this system help you keep healthy?  What happens to this system in older people?  What can you do to keep this body system working at its best?  Is this system dependant on other body systems?  What happens when this body system fails?

These and other important questions will be researched by you and your partner for presentation to your classmates!


The Task

You and a partner are future medical researchers.  You are to gather information about one of the human body systems and create a PowerPoint presentation that describes, illustrates and explains the body system.  As future medical researchers, you will have thoroughly researched your chosen body system and will be able to present your findings to your peers. 


The Process

  1. First, you'll be assigned to a team of 2 students.
  2. Use the websites to explore and decide upon a body system to study with your partner.
  3. Once you are focused on one system, then use the Internet as well as the other resources to build your knowledge to describe, explain and illustrate the system.
  4. Take notes about the body system in Microsoft Word.
  5. Also use the websites to gather pictures (remember to save pictures to YOUR home directory) to be used in your presentation.
  6. The following questions should be answered in your research:
      a. What organs are included in the system AND what is the function of each organ in the system?
      b. What does the system do for your body?
      c. What are some common medical problems that might affect your system?
      d. What happens if this system fails?
      e. What happens to this system as you age?
      f. Is this system interdependent with other body systems?
      g. What keeps this system working at peak performance?
      h. A list of interesting facts (at least 3) about your body system that you found in your research.
  7. Using your research information, create a PowerPoint presentation that describes, illustrates and explains your body system to your classmates.  The presentation should include the following:
    *  At least 8 slides
    *  An introduction (title) slide
    *  Pictures of your body system and/or major organs
    *  A closing slide giving credits to the research team (you and your partner)
    *  LIMITED use of animation and/or sound

    LINKS:

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/body.htm

http://health.howstuffworks.com/channel.htm?ch=health&sub=sub-the-body

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

http://www.healthcentral.com/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm

Gray's Anatomy Online

Encarta Online

My Body

8.      CD-ROM
* How Your Body Works
* The Virtual Body

REFERENCE
* Microsoft Encarta

BOOKS
* Life Science (your textbook)
*  Reference Encyclopedias (in your classroom)
*  Sample Text Books (in your classroom)  


Evaluation

 

 

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

PowerPoint
"Mechanics"

 

 Presentation contains less than  8 slides
(0 points)

Contains at least 8 slides and is organized (5 points)

At least 8 slides, organized, with an introduction and a conclusion.  (10 points)

At least 8 slides, organized, with an introduction, conclusion, and pictures from Internet or Microsoft Encarta
(20 points)

20 points possible

 

Answering questions "a through h" in step #6 above

 

 

4 or less questions answered
 (0 points)

 

5 to 7 questions answered (15 points)

All questions answered    (20 points) 

All questions answered THOROUGHLY and ACCURATELY
(ELABORATED on each question with lots of detail, not just “answering” the question)
(30 points)

 30 points possible


Actual Presentation of this Project

 

 

Only one person delivers the PowerPoint Presentation
(0 points)

 

 

Both partners equally deliver the PowerPoint Presentation
(5 points)

5 points possible 

 

Notes

Notes Not
Turned In
(0 Points)

 

 

Notes
handed in
(5 points)

5 Points
Possible