Sunday, October 23, 2011

Using a Wiki to teach about the Human Body systems


Grade 7 Science: Human Body Systems Wiki
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
Science:
(12)  Organisms and environments. The student knows that living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function. The student is expected to:
(B)  identify the main functions of the systems of the human organism, including the circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous, and endocrine systems;
(C)  recognize levels of organization in plants and animals, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms
Technology:
(7)  Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:
(D)  demonstrate proficiency in the use of multimedia authoring programs by creating linear or non-linear projects incorporating text, audio, video, and graphics
Students will be using the Wiki to demonstrate their abilities to access information on the Internet as well as to discern viable information to submit as research in a Science project. In this lesson, students will be using a classroom Wiki to demonstrate their understanding of the Human Body system that they were assigned to research. This is a collaborative effort, so student involvement with their final product can be monitored and assessed in this manner.
Students will be working in teams of three:
1)      Student one will access and provide information on the anatomy of the body system, providing clear graphics which depict the location of the body system and its various components with appropriate labels.
In addition, student one is responsible for all editing done to the final wiki submission (proofreading and editing of information).
2)      Student two will access and provide information regarding the physiology of the body system, providing clear understanding and explanations of how each of the components of their system functions, and how their system interacts with other body systems in order for the human body to function properly.
3)      Student 3 will access and provide clear information as to 5 different diseases and/or injuries that can occur to the system. Describe the type of physician necessary to treat the problems. Explain the prognosis for recovery and describe treatment that would be used on a patient. Is recovery possible or not?

Additionally, all members are required to cite their sources.  Show what websites were used and give proper credit to those sources.

Grading Rubric:

          4 = All components are present and work presented is exemplary.
          3 = One or two components are missing and work is well done with few errors
          2 = One half of the information is present and there are many errors in both information and editing
          1 = Project was submitted but is missing almost all components, or information submitted is very poor quality.
          0 = Unscorable

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