Human Biology Body Systems Project Requirements The objective of this unit is to generate a lesson to teach the rest of the class about one of the major human body systems. Generate 5 questions you have that relate to the body system you have been assigned. Your work should focus on helping the class come to a deeper understanding of this system, its parts, and how the system functions to support life. You should know and be able to teach others: the parts of the system, the role of each part, the purpose or function of the overall system, how this system works with other systems, diseases associated with the system and ways to maintain the system's healthy function. When creating your lesson, consider the following points: Define an objective for your lesson. What do you want others to have learned? Provide background information on your system. Key terms should be 5-10 new terms, may be the organs or parts of the system. Discuss 3 diseases associated with your system. List ways to maintain the health of your system. Have at least 2 visual elements as part of your presentation. ****Create a handout to give to the class. You and your partner will have 10-15 minutes to teach your lesson. You will need to develop a presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi , and hand in your note cards and your handout. During your research you will need to use at least 2 resources from the LibGuide and 1 book. At the close of the unit there will be an exam focusing on your understanding of the systems of the human body. The Project Requirement part of this LibGuide has been adapted with permission from Jen Hubert Swan, Little Red School House.
NOTE TAKING The most practical way to write your science presentation is to use notes which you make as you consult your sources. If these notes are prepared properly, you will find it easy to organize your material later. They should contain a brief summary, in your own words, of the information obtained.. If you intend to quote a source directly, be sure to copy it exactly, including the original punctuation and page number. Here are some important points to keep in mind: 1. Write your notes on 3� x 5� cards. 2. Write in blue or black ink (pencil can smear and fade). 3. Write on one side of the card only. 4. Include only one fact on a card unless the facts are closely related. 5. Take notes in your own words as briefly as possible. You may use incomplete sentences and abbreviations, so long as you are sure you will understand them later. 6. If you wish to quote material from a source, copy it accurately and completely, and enclose it in quotation marks. Also record the page number. . 7. Do not take down obvious, easily remembered, well known, or general statements. Record only facts which are new to you or stated in an unusual way. 8. Include the page number of the source at the bottom of the note card. SAMPLE NOTE CARD
Outline Code
Fact
VII-C
A Human body = 206 bones
p. 239 Page # from source
Book Code
Creating Bibliography Cards Below you will see an example of what bibliography cards should look like. These are created so that you can correctly credit sources that you use when conducting research. Anytime you write down any information from any source, you should first create a bibliography card for that source. Use the format from the bibliography pages in your student planner so that you record all of the information required. Use the APA format because this research is sciencebased. After recording this information in ink, code each card with a different capital letter in the upper right-hand corner so that when you are taking notes, you can code your note cards correctly and accurately. Your “Works Cited� page will be written using these cards. Remember that italicized words should be underlined when written by hand.
Example using your science text book (the letter in the upper right hand corner is the code to be used in taking notes on note cards):
A Padilla, M. J., Miaoulis, I., & Cyr, M. (2007). Prentice Hall science explorer. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Creating a Working Outline
A working outline for your project is an invaluable organizational tool. The term “working” means that this outline is flexible and can be changed as you go. The working outline is used in coding the note cards on which you record your research. Start by brainstorming a list of all of the information that you estimate you will find – use the grade sheet which spells out all the presentation requirements as a guide for this.
Then organize these components by the major categories and subheadings. These categories will probably be very similar to the ones in the example below.
While organizing your outline, assign the categories and subheadings the standard outline designations using Roman numerals and letters. Try to keep a logical ordering to your outline. See my model below. Working Outline (example): Skeletal System I.
components / structures / form A. B.
II.
function A. B.
III.
diseases / malfunctions A. B. C.
IV.
maintenance / health etc 1
Body Systems Presentation Grade Sheet
Science Hour: ________________
Name: _________________________________________
CA teacher: ______________________ CA Hour: _________ Group Number: _______________
_____ (40 pts)
A minimum of 20 significant facts were created on notecards from a minimum of three sources and written in all group members handwriting (initial each and provide group number on the back).
_____ (15 pts)
Group members prepared a hand –out with a correct key for classmates to use as a graphic organizer for note-taking during the presentation.
_____ (30 pts)
Group produced either a Power Point or Prezi presentation lasting a minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 15 minutes which included all factual information about the body system from the research.
_____ (10 pts)
The presentation was cleanly edited for mechanical and grammatical correctness prior to the presentation.
_____ (5 pts)
The Works Cited page was correcty formatted in the APA format and submitted prior to the presentation.
_____ (100 pts) Presentation Project Total