Model Student Project

At the end of our Human Body unit, you will be designing and building an organ system of a "model student". Organ systems we will have learned about in class are: the nervous system, the digestive system, the circulatory system, the musculoskeletal system, and the respiratory system. Visit Kids Health for more videos and facts about each system. 

You will be asked to demonstrate how your model works, explain its function and describe how other organ systems affect your designed system. Examples will be shown in class. 

You'll also be able to work with a partner! Think about what you would like to design and build, take a look at the rubric below, and start collecting some of the items listed to prepare for this project. 

Suggested Materials and Equipment: cardboard, plasticene, paper toilet rolls, elastics, fasteners, plastic tubing, balloons, string and other found materials. 

Rubric:

Human Body Unit: Model Student Project Rubric

Name:__________________________         Organ System: _______________________

	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Understanding of basic concepts	Demonstrates thorough understanding of the structures and functions of organ systems	Demonstrates considerable understanding of the structures and functions of organ systems	Demonstrates some understanding of the structures and functions of organ systems	Demonstrates limited understanding of the structures and functions of organ systems
Design skills	Applies all or almost all the required skills and strategies	Applies some of the required skills and strategies	Applies most of the required skills and strategies	Applies few of the required skills and strategies (e. g. makes the plan, carries out the plan, revisits the plan with suggested modifications, reports conclusions)
Communication of required knowledge	Communicates clearly and precisely through all of the task Consistently uses science and technology terminology in context	Communicates clearly and precisely in most of the task Uses science and technology terminology in context	Communicates with some clarity and precision Sometimes uses science and technology terminology in context	Communicates with limited clarity and precision Rarely uses science and technology terminology in context