7.12 B – ExS Elaborate #1 - Excretory
System Webquest
1) Kidneys
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/kidneys.html#
A. Can you survive with only one kidney?
B. How does waste get into your blood?
C. What is the name of the artery that carries blood into the kidney?
D. How much blood is recycled through the kidneys every day?
E. List the parts involved in the urinary system.
F. What are three ways water leaves the body?
2) Urinary System Exploration
https://katyisd.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/5EFEBDDE-9FD6-4685-9D3A-56E2D03A31DD
How to use this exploration:
i.
Read the introduction and click the continue button.
ii.
Roll over the tile and read its description. Drag the tile to its correct place on the diagram.
iii.
Continue with the remaining tiles.
iv.
When the congratulations box appears, read and press the next arrow.
v.
Watch the animation of the urinary system removing waste products from the blood.
Questions:
A. What is the function of the kidneys?
B. What is the function of the bladder?
C. What path does the cleaned blood take?
D. What is the name of the filters inside the kidneys?
3) Most Common Excretory Diseases
https://health-conditions.knoji.com/some-of-the-most-common-excretory-system-diseases/
A. What is a UTI?
B. What are some symptoms of a UTI?
C. What are kidney stones?
D. What could possible help someone with a kidney stone?
E. What are some possible causes of cancer in the bladder?
F. What is renal failure?
G. What are some possible treatments of renal failure?
4) Body Waste
http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season11/body_waste/facts.cfm
A. What is body waste?
B. Complete the table below.
Questions
What is another
name for it?
How does it get
out of the body?
What body organ
is this waste
excreted from?
Besides the
excretory system,
what other body
system is the
type of waste
found in?
(Hint: you can also use
your notes for this row).
Urine
TYPES OF BODY WASTE
Carbon
Excrement
Dioxide
Sweat
Gas
Your Choice:
_________