Body Systems

In class you studied the digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems and how each is important in maintaining a healthy body. 

Part I

Select a Body System.  Write a paper that describes the process and identify major structures and organs.  Choose an appropriate format for your paper (Narrative, informative, persuasive).  Use evidence to support your claim and explain your reasoning.  This paper is due on Friday, March 4th.

Writing Assignment Rubric - Link

Sample 1 - 

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You were just hired to be an Imagineer.  Walt Disney World recruited you to create a new ride for EPCOT to replace the old Body Wars ride.  You were selected based on your knowledge about the body and organ systems.

·       Design a ride through the assigned organ system. The ride design should include the specifications provided for the selected system.

·       Organs should be placed in the correct position relative to the other organs of the system (e.g., the mouth is the first "room" in the digestive system).

·       Create a story to be told as guests travel through the organ system. Later, we will create a presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, iMovie, Photostory) that tells the story. 

Disney Science Links

Body

General Anatomy Resources

·       How the Body Works

·       Kid's Biology Human Body

·       Study Jams Body Systems

·       Immune System 

Circulatory System Resources

·       The Anatomy of the Human Circulatory System

·       Animation of the Cardiovascular System

·       The Circle of Blood

·       The Heart and the Circulatory System

·       The Human Circulatory System: How It Works

Circulation Resources

·       It's All Throughout the Body

·       Blood: The River of Life

Digestive System

·       Digestion

·       Study Jams Digestion

Heart Resources

·       Cut to the Heart

·       The Heart: An Online Exploration

·       How Your Heart Works

·       Picture of a Human Heart

Lung Resources

·       Animation of the Lungs

·       How Your Lungs Work

·       It's All in the Lungs

·       Looking at Your Lungs

Amusement Park Resources

·       Amusement Park Physics

·       Amuse Me! Theme Park Physics

·       Funderstanding Roller Coaster

·       The Physics of Amusement Parks

·       RideZone

Part II.

Create a car/boat for the ride.  The car/boat should be designed to look like an object that travels in the system (Ex. Food in the digestive system, a blood cell or a virus in the circulatory system). Create a prototype of the ride.