Introduction:

Have you ever thought about how your body moves? What parts of your body are involved in the movement process? How does your body process oxygen? What parts of our body are involved in speech and thought?

We are about to embark on a Web Quest to learn about the systems of the Human Body. You will be assigned to one of the following body systems: Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Respiratory, or Nervous System. You and your esteemed colleagues will gather the information about one of the systems and report your finding back to the class.

Task:

You and your colleagues will be assigned one of the following body systems: Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Respiratory, or Nervous System. You will research this body system and present your findings in a PowerPoint presentation.

Process:

Worksheet: You and your colleagues will research one body system. You will be required to provide the following information:

1. Name of your system and tell where it is located.
2. The purpose of the system.
3. The body components used by the system and what they do.
4. Describe how this body system works.
5. What you can do to keep this system functioning well.

Power Point: You will then use your findings and notes on your worksheet to create a PowerPoint presentation. You will present this to your class. It will be at least six slides. They will include:

1. Title Slide (Name of System)
2. Purpose (What does this system do.)
3. Major parts (Listed with how they work)
4. How does this system work (Part I)
5. How does this system work (Part II)
6. What can people do to make sure this system functions well.

Resources:

Use the following Web site to find out information about your system:

Neuroscience for Kids	Body Quest
Human Anatomy: Inner Body	Body Systems
Yucky, Gross and Cool Body	A Look Inside the Human Body
Nature's Best: The Human Body

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Evaluation:

1. You will be graded on how well you work with your team in gathering information

2. Your grade will be based on how well your team works together completing and presenting the PowerPoint presentation. I will specifically be looking for the following: Did you practice? Are you respectful of one another? Is everyone participating?

Conclusion:

You have researched a system of the body. You have demonstrated your knowledge by creating and presenting to your class a PowerPoint Presentation. You have also listened to presentations of other body systems. Hopefully you will realize how important it is to keep our body healthy so each of the systems can carry out their job!