What's Up With the Human Body?

What's Up With the Human Body?
An Internet Hotlist on Human Body

created by Stephanie Moore
Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School

Introduction | Activities | Final Project

Introduction
Teachers:
In this unit on the human body, students learn about the structure and function of the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, digestive, and skeletal systems. Learners will work through vocabulary studies related to each system. They will also complete questioning 'worksheets' that encourage students to research a variety of web site resources for information that will assist in their knowledge quest. Students will then use their writing skills with informational and illustrated essays about each system they have researched. Once the background work is completed, students will add their knowledge to researching health related issues by selecting a topic and developing a plan to address their particular health-related issue.

Students:
The first link is 'BrainPop,' a site with lots of videos, quizzes, and activities to support the learning of the human body and its elements.
Each additional link below represents a 'chapter' in your unit of study for the human body. You will need to create a folder for Science-Human Body. Within your Human Body folder, create four folders; Vocabulary, Assignments, Essays, and Health. Then as you complete the activities save your work and any corresponding material in the appropriate folder.

Now, let's get to work!!

A. Click on the links listed below to complete the assignments. The first assignment will be a vocabulary study. As you add vocabulary from each 'chapter,' save the document. You can create two (2) assignments with each short vocabulary list. At the web site listed at the Puzzlemaker link, you can select 'wordsearch' and follow the directions to create a seek-and-find puzzle to print, complete, and turn in to your teacher. Then, revisit the puzzlemaker site to select 'criss-cross' and following the directions create a crossword puzzle to print, complete and turn into your teacher. Make sure you personalize each puzzle with your name.

B. The second assignment will be to use the corresponding links to research information according to questions created by your teacher. Please follow the directions for completing the questions.

C. The third assignment is a writing activity. Again, please follow the directions for completing this assignment.

D. The fourth assignment will be to select a health-related topic, complete a thorough research, and develop a brochure or multi-media presentation covering your research. With this presentation, convince your audience of how to better take of themselves, or help loved ones take better care of themselves, and prevent some health-related challenges.

The Internet Resources
Activities

BrainPop - Movies, quizzes, activities, and supportive information about all human body systems
Puzzlemaker - Please visit this site to complete two (2) assignments per system. You can use the wordsearch to create, print, and finish a seek-and-find AND you can use the criss-cross puzzle to create, print, and complete a crossword puzzle of your words and their definitions. Make sure you follow the directions for each of these puzzles. Once you personalize the puzzles with your name, you can turn them into your teacher for assessment.
The Circulatory System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the circulatory system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.
The Digestive System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the digestive system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.
The Muscular System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the muscular system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.
The Nervous System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the nervous system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.
The Respiratory System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the respiratory system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.
The Skeletal System - Use this 'worksheet' to research and compile information to support your learning of the human body and the skeletal system. Complete activities A, B, and C. Use your personal network folders to save your completed work.

Final Project

***And Now! Healthy Children! - Visit the links to investigate a variety of children's health issues. Once you have completed an invesitgation of the issues, select a health-related topic, complete a thorough research on that specific topic, and develop a brochure or multi-media presentation covering your research. You can keep your research information in a folder for 'Health' inside your Science-Human Body folder. Just follow the directions through this online worksheet.

Content by Stephanie Moore, smoore@vdoh.org
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listhumanbost1.html
Last revised Wed Feb 28 19:48:52 US/Pacific 2007