Situations

=**Situations**=

Our Human Body Oral Powerpoint Presentations and Museum Brochure
Duration: 10-12 class periods (45 minute sessions)

Location: This lesson will take place in 7th grade Science classroom and school Computer Lab. The class will be meeting in their regular science classrooms and will be internet researching, using text, and meeting in groups for preparation of computer lab work. Groups will prepare a Powerpoint of the information they found and will act as Museum curator by sharing the evolution of the Humans and their specific body system. Every group will be assigned a section in the brochure and will be responsible to type up, format, and add images in the brochure. The brochure will be a production of all groups and only one brochure will be the end product. The lesson will begin with a review of information on each system and an explanation of each system. Students will be presented with a established objective, will presented with a sample powerpoint and sample brochures, and will be assigned a group to work on the project. Each member will be responsible for one of the necessary tasks to complete the Powerpoint and the brochure portion. All work will be completed in class and in computer lab. The students will be responsible for presenting their portion to the class using their PowerPoint findings as if they were a museum curator and walking a group of patrons through the exhibit.

Students will receive three grades for this project: 1. PowerPoint project using objectives and vocabulary from Body Systems. 2. Oral Presentation as Museum Curator referring to PowerPoint objectives. 3. Museum Human Body Systems Brochure using objectives and vocabulary.

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