Body Systems Project outline and online resources

1. Body Systems Project
Grade 8
Ms. Johnson
Evangeline Middle School

2. Body Systems Project
 Specific Curriculum Outcomes assessed by this project:
 Work cooperatively with team members to develop and carry out a
plan and troubleshoot problems as they arise.
 Relate the needs and functions of various cells and organs to the
needs and functions of the human organism as a whole
 Explain structural and functional relationships between and among
cells, tissues, organs and systems in the human body
 Describe the basic factors that affect the functions and efficiency
of the human respiratory, circulatory, digestive, excretory and
nervous systems
 Describe examples of the interdependence of various systems of
the human body.

3. Group Work
Choose one body system and create a life size 2 dimensional poster that meets
the following criteria:
 Show all of the organs that are a part of the  Describe how the system functions
body system  Flow chart or
 Organs are in proportion to the body  Paragraph
 Labeled
 Colored appropriately (example: arteries  Choose one (1) of the following to include on the
are red and veins are blue) poster:
 Functions of organs are stated in point  Trivia fact
form  Common ailment/disease of the body system
 Medical breakthroughs
 List the cells and tissues that make up the  Other (see Mrs. J for okay)
MAJOR organ of the body system
 Circulatory system – heart
 Digestive system – stomach or small
intestine
 Excretory system – kidney
 Nervous system – brain
 Respiratory system – lung

4. Individual Work
 Heart walk
 You must complete the following:
Use the provided outline of the heart to
practice.
 Fill in the blanks for all body systems
(5 pages)
Pretend you are a red blood cell moving
through the circulatory system. As you
 Human Body System Chart for all 5 walk through the chalk outline on the
body systems pavement, be able to describe what is
happening to you and where your headed
and why.
 Choose ONE (1) of the following: You must use proper vocabulary (parts of
the heart)
 Comic Life Story Board
 Healthy Diet and Fitness Brochure
trace the path of a RED BLOOD cell
through the circulatory system Design and create a brochure to focus on
how diet and fitness are important to the
or healthy functioning of the digestive and
circulatory systems
trace the path of FOOD through the
digestive system * include citation of sources used
* include citation of sources used

5. Resources
 http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
 http://kidshealth.org/
 http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/all-heart-pages.html
 http://www.bam.gov/
 http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/