Body Analogy Project

Body Analogy Project Body Analogy Project You will be creating an analogy as you compare a body system to a place, thing, or event. You must relate at least 8 organs or other body parts in the system to parts of your place, thing or event. Human body systems can be compared to anything that has many parts doing specialized jobs to help the whole. A similarity between features of two things is called an analogy. Analogies can help you relate something you are learning about (a human body system) to something that you already know a lot about (like a city). Here’s an example: The human body is like a city. The nervous system of the body is like the government of the city because the nervous system controls the body like the government controls the city. The cardiovascular system of the body is like the transportation system of the city because the blood vessels and heart transport nutrients and wastes in the body like roads and vehicles transport people and goods in the city. Requirements: 1. Decide what your analogy will be. 2. Title – The ______ system is like ____ 3. Draw or build your place, thing, or event. 4. Label each analogous part with the body part name and the real name. 5. Explain how each body part is similar to its corresponding real part. 6. Include at least 8 body parts. Use your notes and your “Body System Similes” exercise. Extra Credit: Superior work can earn extra credit. NOTE – When writing the explanations (requirement #5), put them in the following format, replacing underlined words with your own. The nervous system is like the government because it controls the body like the government controls the city. Body systems you can use. • Digestive • Respiratory • Integumentary • Immune • Lymphatic • Muscular • • • • • Circulatory or Cardiovascular Skeletal Nervous Endocrine Excretory or Urinary • • Reproductive combined systems such as musculoskeletal Ideas: Esophagus of digestive system is analogous to anything that pushes things along. Integumentary system is analogous to anything that covers and protects, regenerates. Liver and kidney are analogous to anything that cleans and filters. Digestive system is analogous to what breaks things down, e.g. fire, age, rust, decomposers. Heart of cardiovascular system is analogous to anything that pumps or pushes or runs. Skeletal system is analogous to any framework. Immune system is analogous to police or military defense. Due date: _Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Body Analogy Project Rubric Q 4 points 100% 4 Points: Advanced • Assignment is complete and on time • Includes detailed answers with thorough explanations and examples • Work is organized, neat, and easy to follow • All answers are correct, precise, and detailed • All work for problems is shown 3 Points: Proficient • Assignment is mostly complete and on time • Work may include minor errors or omissions but still demonstrates understanding 2 Points: Needs Improvement • Assignment is approximately 1/2 done or there are many omissions and/or errors • • Answers show a lack of understanding • • Learning objectives are not met There are many inaccuracies and/or omissions • Work is poorly done or incomplete with little effort demonstrated or • • Assignment is complete and correct but answers lack detailed explanations Answers to problems are correct but all work is not shown 1 Point • Very little of the assignment is attempted or Math problems are only partially correct or several are incorrect 1 point is deducted from late work. Zero Assignment is not attempted