Introduction

Jack, a 22 year old college graduate, needs to find out more about the five human body systems. He wants to be a nutritionist and discuss with his patients how to take proper care of the five main body systems and how improper care will effect each persons body as a whole. You must help him figure all this before his first patient arrives!

The Quest

You are a member of a research team that is made up of the top nutritionist in the country. You and your team will research each system to find interesting facts of the human system, how to take proper care of each system and illustrating and labeling each system.

The Process and Resources

In this WebQuest you will be working together with a group of students in class. Each group will answer the Task or Quest(ion). As a member of the group you will explore Webpages from people all over the world who care about Human Body Systems. Because these are real Webpages we're tapping into, not things made just for schools, the reading level might challenge you. Feel free to use the online Webster dictionary or one in your classroom.

You'll begin with everyone in your group getting some background before dividing into roles where people on your team become experts on one part of the topic.

Phase 1 - Background: Something for Everyone

Use the Internet information linked below to answer the basic questions of who? what? where? when? why? and how? Be creative in exploring the information so that you answer these questions as fully and insightfully as you can.

• Facts about the Body - Body Systems
• Draw and Label - Description about body systems
• Taken proper care of your system - Proper care of body system
• Improper care of your Body system - Human Body System
• Interesting Facts about your body systems - Human Body Systems
• More Interesting Facts about your body system - Human Body Systems

Phase 2 - Looking Deeper from Different Perspectives

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Individuals or pairs from your larger WebQuest team will explore one of the roles below.

2. Read through the files linked to your group. If you print out the files, underline the passages that you feel are the most important. If you look at the files on the computer, copy sections you feel are important by dragging the mouse across the passage and copying / pasting it into a word processor or other writing software.

3. Note: Remember to write down or copy/paste the URL of the file you take the passage from so you can quickly go back to it if you need to to prove your point.

4. Be prepared to focus what you've learned into one main opinion that answers the Big Quest(ion) or Task based on what you have learned from the links for your role.

Label and Illustrate System

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Label and Illustrate System:

1. Label and Illustrate the five systems which are listed as follows: 1.) Digestive System, 2.) Lymphatic System, 3.) Endocrine System, 4.) Cardivascular System, 5.) Nervous System

Proper Care for Your System

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Proper Care for Your System:

1. List how to take proper care of the five systems which are listed as follows: 1.) Digestive System, 2.) Lymphatic System, 3.) Endocrine System, 4.) Cardivascular System, 5.) Nervous System

Improper Care of Your System

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Improper Care of Your System:

1. List how improper care of each system could effect your body the five systems which are listed as follows: 1.) Digestive System, 2.) Lymphatic System, 3.) Endocrine System, 4.) Cardivascular System, 5.) Nervous System

Interesting Facts of Your System

Use the Internet information linked below to answer these questions specifically related to Interesting Facts of Your System:

1. Find interecting facts for each system the five systems which are listed as follows: 1.) Digestive System, 2.) Lymphatic System, 3.) Endocrine System, 4.) Cardivascular System, 5.) Nervous System

Phase 3 - Debating, Discussing, and Reaching Consensus

You have all learned about a different part of Human Body Systems. Now group members come back to the larger WebQuest team with expertise gained by searching from one perspective. You must all now answer the Task / Quest(ion) as a group. Each of you will bring a certain viewpoint to the answer: some of you will agree and others disagree. Use information, pictures, movies, facts, opinions, etc. from the Webpages you explored to convince your teammates that your viewpoint is important and should be part of your team's answer to the Task / Quest(ion). Your WebQuest team should write out an answer that everyone on the team can live with.

Phase 4 - Real World Feedback

You and your teammates have learned a lot by dividing up into different roles. Now's the time to put your learning into a letter you'll send out for real world feedback. Together you will write a letter that contains opinions, information, and perspectives that you've gained. Here's the process:

1. Begin your letter with a statement of who you are and why you are writing your message to this particular person or organization.

2. Give background information that shows you understand the topic.

STATE THE TASK / QUEST(ION) AND YOUR GROUP'S ANSWER.

3. Each person in your group should write a paragraph that gives two good reasons supporting the group's opinion. Make sure to be specific in both the information (like where you got it from on the Web) and the reasoning (why the information proves your group's point).

4. Have each person on the team proofread the message. Use correct letter format and make sure you have correctly addressed the email message. Use the link below to make contact. Send your message and make sure your teacher gets a copy.

Your Contact is: jsu1810j

Conclusion

Upon completion of this assignment, you and your team should have learned a considerable amount about the human body. You should have a general understanding of how the body systems work together. Several factors lead to disease and destruction of you body. You have learned prevention and healthy ways to take care of each of your systems. Jack is thankful to all of you for helping him learn all of this before his first patient arrives. Congratulations, nutritionist mission accomplished!