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= Inside the Human Body =

A WebQuest for 3rd Grade (The Human Body) Designed by: Erin Mah, Teresa Chu, Chase Bauer, Dao Nguyen, Charissa Ginn



Introduction You are a student in Mrs. Frizzle’s 3rd grade science class and last week you went on a unique fieldtrip into your classmate’s body. Today, there are two new students, Chris and Marcia, in the class and they know nothing about the human body. Now it is your turn to become an expert on the human body so that you can work together with your other classmates to help teach Chris and Marcia! 

The Task

After reading __The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body__, by Joanna Cole, work in your table groups to discover facts about the human body to share with the class. Explore the various body systems that make up the human body. With this assignment, you will be improving your research skills and learning new facts about the human body!

The Process 1) First break off into your table groups. 2) Begin researching on your assigned body system. Follow the links below to guide you and be sure to make note of the different pictures! Skeletal System Links:
 * Navigate through this site to find useful information about the skeletal system: []
 * Cool and interesting facts about the skeletal system: []
 * Find information about bones here: []
 * An awesome picture of skeletal system for PART 2 of the assignment: []

Digestive System Links:
 * Watch Videos: [|http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.htm]
 * Fun Factoids: []
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 * Find more information and definitions by clicking on the links: []
 * Interactive digestive system, watch Lenny eat a burger and see how it goes down his digestive system: []

Circulatory and cardiovascular system:
 * A great place to find amazing heart facts:[]
 * Research questions on good and bad cholesterol: []
 * Find out how many calories you can burn doing different activities: []
 * Discover the difference between arteries and veins here: []
 * A great site to visualize the human heart: []
 * Find out what components make up your blood: []
 * Interesting videos that defines the functions of the cardiovascular system: []
 * ~http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/circulatory/adam-200081.htm

Brain and Nervous System Links:
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 * Find cool facts about the brain: []
 * Find a picture of the brain and try out some brain training games: []
 * Learn about the brain by playing games: []

3) Write out 10 different facts on your assigned body system to share with the rest of your classmates. 4) Grab a 3 foot piece of butcher paper to draw a large picture of your body system. Use the markers, rulers, crayons, and colored pencils in the front of the room as resources. 5) Work together to prepare a 5-8 minute presentation to the rest of your class. Make sure that you explain how this body system works and why this body system is important to the human body. 6) Create 2 different questions that can be used on the cumulative Human Body Quiz. These can be multiple choice, true/false, or short answer. Your choice! Click the link below to submit your two questions. []

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">Evaluation <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;">Group Evaluation: <span style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1) Completion of your body system (Researching and coming up with 10 facts). <span style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2) Accurate picture of body system <span style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3) Clear description of (a) how your body system works, (b) why it is important to the human body <span style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4) Completion of 2 questions about your body system for your classmates to answer. <span style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5) Participation and communication with other team members.

<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 140%; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;">Individual Evaluation: <span style="color: black; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;">An 8-question quiz at the end of all presentations to test your new understanding of the body. <span style="display: block; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: center;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">Conclusion After this lesson, you should be experts on these four systems that make up the human body. As scientists, you were able to research the different systems and their function/importance in keeping us alive. Not only do you have this basic knowledge, but you can visually identify these different organs and systems. If someone were to ask you to about any of these systems, I expect all of you to answer to the best of your ability! Next time you pop a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto in your mouth, think about what’s REALLY happening inside your body... <span style="display: block; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: center;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">Credits & References “Retrieved from [|__http://teachers.saschina.org/kpoulin/files/2010/04/Body-systems-2.jpg__] on September 9, 2010” “Retrieved from [|__http://1on1parenting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Magic-School-Bus.jpg__] on September 9, 2010” "Retrieved from: [] on September 9, 2010" Together, we talked about what we liked and disliked about previous WebQuest pages, decided our topic, went through each of the 6 items for the WebQuest assignment, looked for pictures online, searched for helpful and age-appropriate links and resources on each of the body systems, utilized GoogleDocs to share our information, typed up our Wiki WebQuest together, took a picture together, inserted images into our document, and thought about how this WebQuest could be useful in a 3rd grade classroom.