Tasks

=**Tasks**=

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. Students will research using 1. [|Planning] 2. [|Locating] 3. [|Selecting] 4. [|Processing] 5. [|Communicating] and 6. [|Evaluation]. 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. Teacher modeling and Guided Practice: The lesson will begin with a review of information on each system and relevant information to include in presentation (Guided practice), a brief explanation of each system, and a teacher model of one system. Students will be presented with a established objective, will be given sample brochures, and will be assigned a group of 3-4 members to work on a specific system. Independent Practice: Each member will be responsible for the necessary tasks to complete the brochure portion. All work will be completed in class and in computer lab. The students will also be responsible for presenting their portion to the class as if they were a museum curator and walking a group of patrons through the exhibit by use of a powerpoint presentation. The presentations will include the 5 systems described in our brochure (Skeletal, Cardiovascular, Muscular, Respiratory, and Nervous). After creating the Powerpoint presentations the groups will be given an assigned computer lab time and date to add to the student brochure.

1. __Skeletal Systems Group will be using following vocabulary and objectives in their research.__
 * Project Objective: Students will know the human body systems and the functions of the body systems.**

Vocabulary: -Skeletal System -Cartilage -Joint -Ligament -Compact bone -spongy bone

Objectives:
 * Identify the major organs of the skeletal system.
 * Discribe bone functions
 * Illustrate/Image of the bone structure.
 * Explain joints and ligaments.
 * Discuss bones as levers.

2. __Cardiovascular System Group will be using following vocabulary and objectives in their research__.

Vocabulary: - Cardiovascular System -Blood -Veins -Arteries -Capillaries -Ventricle -Atrium -Platelet -Plasma -Pulmonary Circulation -Systemic Circulation -Blood pressure

Objectives:
 * Describe the functions of the cardiovascular System.
 * Describe blood vessels.
 * Describe the path the blood travels as it circulates through the body.
 * Distinguish blood types.

3.__Muscular System Group will be using following vocabulary and objectives in their research.__

Vocabulary: -Muscular System -smooth muscle -cardiac muscle -skeletal muscle -tendon -flexor -extensor

Objectives:
 * List the major parts of the muscular system.
 * Describe the different types of muscle (smooth, skeletal, cardiac).
 * Describe how skeletal muscles move bones.
 * Describe aerobic exercise and resistance exercise.

4. __Respiratory System Group will be using following vocabulary and objectives in their research.__

Vocabulary: -Respiratory system -respiration -pharynx -larynx -trachea -bronchi -alveoli -diaphragm -cellular respiration

Objectives:
 * Describe the flow of air through the respiratory system.
 * Discuss the relationship between the respiratory system and circulatory system.
 * Identify respiratory disorders.

5. __Nervous System Group will be using following vocabulary and objectives in their research.__

Vocabulary: -Nervous System -central nervous system -neuron -peripheral nervous system -impulse -dendrite -axon -sensory neuron -receptor -motor neuron -nerve -brain -cerebrum -cerebellum -medulla -reflex

Objectives:
 * Explain how the neurons in the nervous system work together.
 * Discuss the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
 * Describe the major functions of the four parts of the brain and spinal cord.

The students will be asked to perform the task in the following order: 1. Research information from web search, science texts, or classroom lecture notes. 2. Organize information by brainstorming and group discussion. 3. Create PowerPoint presentation material that will be presented to class by becoming a museum curator (Presentations with human body images must be included). 4. Include the information in a section in the whole class created brochure (relevant images of human body system must be included).
 * Project Structure:**

Students of all levels will benefit from guided practice and modeling the teacher will offer on the first day of the assignment. ELL students and students with special needs will benefit from the repetitive review of the information on human body systems and the interactions with more knowledgeable or fluent students. Grouping students will be done meticulously to group students of different levels together, from GATE, special needs, and ELL.

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