1. The Question

Now that we have completed the study of the human body, it is time for you

to put the information to work. Choose what you

think is the most important organ in the body? Is it the Heart, the brain, the

lungs, the skeleton?

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2. Information Sources

Click on the following sites to get more information on the body.

Enchanted Learning The Brain

My Body

Body Systems

Body Parts Word Search

Use these sites along with the information learned in class, as well as any handouts you were given.

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3. The Student Activity

Once you have visited the sites and read about our body systems make a graphic organizer for each of 3 systems. Take notes on the information as you read.

Write a paragraph about the organ that you have chosen. Tell the reasons why you have made this choice.

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4. The Assessment Activity

Make a poster or a chart showing the organ and the jobs it does in the body. Example:

Skeleton1. Gives us shape and support2. Protects our soft organs3. Helps us move

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5. Enrichment Activities

The following is an excellent site about the body:

• http://www.caribbeanedu.com/kewl/health/health03.asp

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Massachusetts Health

Curriculum Standard

Physical Health

Growth & Development

The Body Systems

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