Body Systems WebQuest
Resources || Teacher Information || Body Systems Glossary
The Task!
Now that you have completed the Body Systems WebLesson and know about your body, you have been asked to design a multimedia project that will teach other 4th graders about their bodies. You should teach them how their body systems work, what is needed to keep each system working well, and then persuade them to do the things necessary to keep their bodies in top shape.
Make sure that you cover all the basics and give enough information so that students will be compelled to treat their bodies in the best way possible for a long and healthy life. Your work will be scored using the Body Systems Rubric. Check carefully to make certain you have completed every area.
Each group will select one of the following body systems or senses to research. Use any materials you can find using local resources as well as the following Internet sites.
When you have completed this Quest, it will be posted on our web page as a resource for other students when they study Body Systems, so it must be accurate and well done!
Begin Here: How the Body Works - Click on a system to see how it works - OUTSTANDING lessons (Shockwave required - long wait on a modem)
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Circulatory System |
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Muscular System |
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Skeletal System
Bones, Bones, and More Bones - Nashville Public Schools WebQuest developed with Kathy Schrock
Name That Bone - Worksheet
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Breathe Deep! (The Respiratory System) - Nashville Public Schools WebQuest developed with Kathy Schrock
Our First Web Page on the Human Body - Here are the links to your body. You will find out interesting facts about the human body, and we threw in a little fun too. How big is the stomach? How long is the intestine? What does the kidney do? You will find the answers and more in our page. ThinkQuest Junior Entry.
Respiratory System Worksheet - You may use these graphics for your project.
Digestive System
***** How the Body Works - The Digestive System - Movie
Digestive Quiz - Interactive game
From Beginning to End - Worksheet
I Ate the Whole Thing! (The Digestive/Excretory System - Nashville Public Schools WebQuest developed with Kathy Schrock
Circulatory System
Circulatory System Worksheet - You may use these graphics for your project.
Name that Valve - Heart worksheet
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Neuroscience for Kids - Explore the Nervous System. This home page has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system. Enjoy the activities and experiments on your way to learning more about the brain and spinal cord. An OUTSTANDING site by the University of Washington
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Our First Web Page on the Human Body - Here are the links to your body. You will find out interesting facts about the human body, and we threw in a little fun too. How big is the stomach? How long is the intestine? What does the kidney do? You will find the answers and more in our page. ThinkQuest Junior Entry.
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Muscular System
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Sense of Hearing
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Ear Worksheet - You may use these graphics for you project.
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Let's Hear It for the Ear! - Did you hear something? Maybe the sound you heard was as quiet as your cat giving herself a bath with her tongue. Or maybe it was a loud sound, like an ice-cream truck going by. Sounds are everywhere, and you've got two cool parts on your body that let you hear them all - your ears! Your ears are in charge of collecting sounds, processing sounds, and sending sounds to your brain. And that's not all - your ears also help you keep your balance. So if you drop some change while you're running to the ice-cream truck, your ears make sure you don't fall when you bend over to pick it up.
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Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - This Howard Hughes Medical Institute site features current research on the science of sensory systems. With a glossary and graphics-rich articles focused on the brain, seeing, hearing, smelling, and brain scans, this site could be used to augment life science curriculum.
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Soundry - Created by high school students in Virginia and Alaska, this ThinkQuest entry explains the physics of sound and how the human ear perceives it. Be sure to visit the Interactive Sound Lab for Java applets that illustrate the Doppler effect, sound waves, and more.
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Sense of Sight
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Big Look at the Eye - What part of your body lets you read the back of a cereal box, check out a rainbow, and see a softball coming your way? What part makes tears to protect itself or lets you cry when you're sad? What part has muscles that "magically" adjust to let you focus on objects close up or far away? If you guessed the eye, you're right! Your eyes are at work from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. They take in tons of information about the world around you - shapes and forms, colors, movements, and more. Then they process the information and transfer it to your brain so it knows what's going on outside of your body. Your eyes are amazing guys!
Eye Worksheet - You may use these graphics for your project.
Our First Web Page on the Human Body - Here are the links to your body. You will find out interesting facts about the human body, and we threw in a little fun too. How big is the stomach? How long is the intestine? What does the kidney do? You will find the answers and more in our page. ThinkQuest Junior Entry.
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - This Howard Hughes Medical Institute site features current research on the science of sensory systems. With a glossary and graphics-rich articles focused on the brain, seeing, hearing, smelling, and brain scans, this site could be used to augment life science curriculum.
Your Gross & Cool Body - Sense of Sight - Imagine this: it's early morning. No sounds. No smells. But open your eyes and, as long as there is light, there is always something to see. From the moment you wake up in the morning, until the moment you go to sleep, your eyes are taking in information and relaying it to your brain to interpret!
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - This Howard Hughes Medical Institute site features current research on the science of sensory systems. With a glossary and graphics-rich articles focused on the brain, seeing, hearing, smelling, and brain scans, this site could be used to augment life science curriculum.
What's That Smell? The Nose Knows! - A big batch of cookies coming out of the oven - yum! Your gym bag full of dirty clothes that's been sitting for three days - P.U.! A dog that's been playing in the rain - ick! How do you smell these smells and millions more? The answer is right in front of your face: by using your nose!
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Sense of Touch
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Updated 06/17/2005