A WebQuest designed to teach third grade students about human anatomy.
Introduction / Task / Process / Evaluation / Resources / Conclusion /
You are the leader of the alien explorer squad. Your team has been researching those interesting beings called humans on planet earth. So far, your team has learned all about the outside of the human body, but you are still stumped about how the humans work on the inside of their bodies. Be warned: you have entered a realm you have never seen before. You will learn things about the human body you never knew were possible. Okay snatchers...here we go!!
Your mission is to snatch and take over 10 internal body parts from the humans, study them, and report back to your alien colony.
1. First your teacher will place you in a group.
2. Choose a group member to lie down on a piece of butcher paper (your teacher will supply the paper.)
3. Trace around the group member's body with a pencil.
4. Next, your teacher will assign each group member certain body parts to snatch and research.
5. Click on your assigned body parts to "snatch" and become the part. You will learn:
A. What you look like
B. What you do
C. Where you live inside the human body
Be sure to visit the resources listed for each body part to learn more about the organs.
6. Next you will draw pictures of your body parts and color them.
7. Write a paragraph describing:
A. What you look like
B. What you do
C. Where you live inside the human body
8. Each group will glue the body parts in the correct places on the outlined body you made in step 1.
9. Groups will present their bodies to the alien colony (the class).
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Components |
Exemplary 10-9 |
Accomplished 8-7 |
Beginning 6-0 |
Score |
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Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation |
There are only one or two errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. |
There are 3-5 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. |
There are more than 5 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. |
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Body Content |
Body includes all 10 organs in correct location and with correct function. |
Two or three errors in location of body organs or function are present.
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More than three errors in location of body organs or functions are present. |
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Group Participation |
Listens and speaks a fair amount. Doesn't argue with team members. Helps team reach fair decisions. |
Listens but sometimes talks too much. Rarely argues. Usually considers the viewpoints of others. |
Is always talking and never listening or always listens and never talks. Usually argues with team members. Usually wants to have things their own way. |
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Presentation Content |
Group members include all functions and locations of body organs during the presentation. |
Up to 3 functions/locations are missing during the presentation. |
More than 3 functions/locations are missing during the presentation.
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Research and Information Gathering |
Collects a great deal of information. Information all relates to assigned body organs. |
Collects some basic information. Most of the information relates to assigned body organs. |
Collects very little or no information that relates to the assigned body organs. |
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Score Totals |
50-45 |
44-39 |
38-0 |
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KidsHealth- Created by the Nemours Foundation
See a picture of a real human brain!
Pictures of animal brains from the University of Wisconsin
The Living Gadget - The JFK HealthWorld Homepage
THE BLADDER AND KIDNEY EXTENSION
The Human Body: Gall Bladder, Pancreas, and Liver
What the lungs do- from Science World British Columbia
Congratulations! You have completed your mission and your alien colony thanks you for your hard work. By completing this mission, you used science, reading, art, and writing skills. You also learned about the human body, the parts inside of it and why these body parts are important to life.
Blast to the top of the page!