The Journey of Blood:
Connections Between the Respiratory, Circulatory & Digestive Systems
PART 1: Respiratory & Circulatory Systems
Your Task: Show the journey of blood as it travels through the respiratory & circulatory
systems.
Cartoon
Infographic/
Adventure Story
Concept Map
Requirements:
Requirements:
Requirements:
 Colored
 Colored
 Your
 At least 1 piece
 At least 1 piece
structures
of computer
of computer
must turn into
paper.
paper
CHARACTERS
 You can split
 Words should
with distinct
up into as
be organized
personalities.
many panels
in a creative
 At least 3
as you like.
way around a
paragraphs
 You need at
central image
 Can be hand
least 2
OR around
written if
characters
several
NEAT,
smaller images
otherwise
typed
All options MUST contain this content:
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Where gas exchange happens
The function of red blood cells
Roles of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Function of respiratory—what is its role?
Where respiratory and circulatory meet/work together
Function of Circulatory—what is its role?
The difference between veins, arteries and capillaries
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Mandatory Vocabulary
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red blood cell
body cells (like muscle cell, skin cell, bone cell)
lungs
heart
veins, arteries, capillaries
oxygen, carbon dioxide
Parody Song
Requirements:
 Must match
the syllables of
the song
 Needs to be
written and
video taped
 Doesn’t have
to be
performed in
front of class
 Needs to cite
the original
artist
PART 2: Circulatory & Digestive Systems
Your Task: Show the journey of nutrients & water as they travels through the digestive &
circulatory systems. You may choose a NEW option or a different option than you did last
time.
Cartoon
Infographic/
Adventure Story
Concept Map
Requirements:
Requirements:
Requirements:
 Colored
 Colored
 Your
 At least 1 piece
 At least 1 piece
structures
of computer
of computer
must turn into
paper.
paper
CHARACTERS
 You can split
 Words should
with distinct
up into as
be organized
personalities.
many panels
in a creative
 At least 3
as you like.
way around a
paragraphs
 You need at
central image
 Can be hand
least 2
OR around
written if
characters
several
NEAT,
smaller images
otherwise
typed
Parody Song
Requirements:
 Must match
the syllables of
the song
 Needs to be
written and
video taped
 Doesn’t have
to be
performed in
front of class
 Needs to cite
the original
artist
All options MUST contain this content:
 Two functions of the digestive system: what happens to what is needed and what
turns to waste
 Journey of needed nutrients through the digestive system to the circulatory system
 Journey of liquids through digestive system to circulatory
 Where digestive and circulatory physically meet and work together
Bonus Content:
 Extra points if:
You can explain how the kidneys and ureters/urinary system fits into this. 
Mandatory Vocabulary
 Nutrient
 Mesentery
 Blood vessels: capillaries, veins, arteries
 Heart
 Plasma
 Small intestines, large intestines
 Body cells (like muscle, skin, bone, nerve etc) & red blood cell
 Peristalsis