Introduction:

Have you ever wondered why you can't keep your eyes open when you sneeze?  Have you ever woken up in the morning and wondered why your muscles are sore?  Have you ever wondered why some times when you really feel the need to use the restroom but can't seem to go?  Have you ever lost feeling in your hand and wondered why?  Have you ever wondered why some people tend to get sick more often than others? 

These and many other questions you and your classmates will be answering by the end of this quest of the human systems.

Task:

This project that you will be doing is on the different human systems.  The different systems that your group may need to study include: the nervous system, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the lymphatic system, the reproductive system, the excretory system, the muscular system, the endocrine system, and the skeletal system.

The class will divide up into groups of 4 students. Within these cooperative groups each student will be given an area of study that they will need to attempt to draw conclusions from.

In the end your group will need to display the information that they find along the way as a class project. Your group will need to create a multimedia presentation that will be shared with the class and graded. You may want to include a suggested list of readings and/or Internet sources that may be of interest to the class.

Process:

You are a group of 4 medical students who need to find out about your given system. Your information needs to include:  

Which organs make up the system

Explanation as to how the system functions

Diagrams and/or illustrations of the system

Disorders associated with the system

Explanation as to how the system works in homeostasis with the other systems

Resources:

Each group will have a group of web sites they will be using to gather their information. Go to the website that has the information your group needs.

Muscular System	Skeletal System	Digestive System
Endocrine & Lymphatic Systems	Reproductive System	Nervous System
Circulatory System	Excretory System	Respiratory System

Conclusion:

Answer the following questions and turn in after your presentation:

• What have you learned that you didn't know before?
• Was this an effective learning experience?
• How did you like working in a group? Did working in a group add or detract from your learning?
• How did you determine what information was helpful?
• If you were to do this project again, what would you do differently and why?
• Do you have suggestions for anyone else who might be doing this project? If so what are they?
• Do you have any suggestions for me to change this project to make it more interesting / educational in the future? If so what are they?

Evaluation:

	Beginning 5	Developing 10	Accomplished 15	Exemplary 20	Score
Quality of Information and ideas	Bare minimums are taken into account. Answered the few questions that were asked in the introduction.	Minimums plus slight extras added. Answered questions from the intro and at least one question posed to them in the process section.	All of the information found from the process section.	Issues addressed that went beyond what was asked in the process and introduction sections.
Amount of Information found	Only accessed 4 suggested web sites and verified in presentation.	At least 8 web sites accessed and verified in presentation.	At least 12 web sites accessed and verified in presentation.	All of the web sites accessed and verified in presentation.
Organization of presentation	Random information is presented by group.	Disorganized at times.	Organized	Organized effectively with easy understanding.
Use of class time	Majority of class time was wasted.	Half of class time was wasted.	Little class time was wasted.	No class time was wasted.
Overall PowerPoint Presentation	One slide for each person was made and presented to the class. Very plain text and no graphics.	Basic graphics used on all pages and presentation has some natural flow to it.	Easily understood by all. Includes graphics and data tables of information retrieved.	Information that is presented is aesthetically pleasing to the eye and includes all of the areas covered in this activity.