Body Systems
INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGAN SYSTEMS PROJECT
2013
Name: ______________________________
In this assignment your group will be assigned a body system. Your assignment is to create a two-sided (on a
single piece of paper) information sheet and present it to your class. These will be combined to make an organ
system packet for each student. Use either Microsoft Word or Publisher.
Your information sheet should include the following information:
FRONT PAGE
1. A title: Name of your body system and a catchy slogan.
2. A explanation of the function(s) of your body system.
3. A list of the major organs and what each organ does (their job.)
4. Two diseases or disorders associated with your system and its causes/effects.
5. Fun facts or Did You Know? about your body system (minimum of 4.)
BACK PAGE
6. A drawing or picture of your body system, labeled.
SEPARATE SHEET FOR TEACHER
7. A list of sources (listing of ALL resources used -- books, Internet, video. 4 min.—MLA format)
**Note sheet should not be double spaced (fit as much information on it as you can) and be in an
outline form. Your list of sources should be a separate sheet of paper.
Copies of your information sheet should be provided to all of your classmates (teacher will make the copies).
At the end of this project, each student should have a fact sheet on each of the organ systems.
Organ Systems:
1. Integumentary system
6. Lymphatic system
2. Skeletal system
7. Digestive system
3. Muscular system
8. Respiratory system
4. Nervous system
9. Urinary system
5. Cardiovascular system
Presentation requirements:
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Presentation should be 3-5 minutes.
Each group member should speak.
Present to the class, not to the teacher.
Each presenter must have notecards.
Make eye contact with your audience.
Project your voice.
Maintain posture and good body language.
KNOW your information.
Avoid using works such as, like, um, you know, etc.
Presentations: Tuesday, February 12
Body Systems
Suggested Internet Resources:
You may use other sources, this is just a start.
http://www.heumann.org/body.of.knowledge/index.html
http://www.brainpop.com/
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
http://sln.fi.edu//biosci/systems/systems.html
http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/science/body-systems
Cardiovascular System - http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Excretory System - http://library.thinkquest.org/2824/Excretory.html
Digestive System - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/index.htm
Muscular System - http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_musc.htm
Respiratory System - http://www.sk.lung.ca/content.cfm/lungparts
Respiratory System - http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/%7Edpower/resp/main.htm
Skeletal System - http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/a/jas43/skel/skeletal.htm
2013
Body Systems
2013
Name: ______________________________________________ Present for presentation
yes
no
Group Members: ______________________________________ Body System: __________________________________
____________________________________________________
SCORE//CONTENT
0
5
10
Project title and
slogan
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate
Complete and
accurate
Functions of the
organ system
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate
Complete and
accurate
Major organs of the
system and functions
of the organs
Two diseases/
disorders associated
with the system
Fun facts about the
system
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate
Complete and
accurate
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate
Complete and
accurate
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate
Complete and
accurate
Diagram/picture of
the system
None
Incomplete or
inaccurate or difficult
to understand
complete, accurate,
and easy to
understand
Mechanics
more than 5 spelling
and/or grammatical
errors
3-5 spelling and/or
grammatical errors
1-2 spelling and/or
grammatical errors
Following directions
several components
of project missing or
inaccurate;
directions not
followed
List of resources not
included
1 component of the
project missing or
inaccurate; most
directions followed
all project
guidelines followed
List of resources
partially included
List of resources fully
included
Absent—no
presentation
Some requirements
were met.
(see assignment
sheet)
All requirements
were met.
(see assignment
sheet)
Resources
Presentation
Time:_____________
Comments
Additional comments:
Grade:_________/100