Central Idea: Living things consist of systems that allow us to survive and function
Lines of inquiry
The transport of materials within body systems
How the body systems work together
How body systems need to be maintained
In the German weeks the students get an introduction to body systems (circulatory and respiratory) and how they work together.
In the second German week the students create in groups of 2 - 4 students a model of one body system and how the systems work together.
They explain the function of the body system in a presentation in the third week.
Here are some further details about the project.
Interesting German resources about the body systems
Overview body systems
http://www.gshue.de/netdays03/vrk-index.htm
Circulatory system and heart
http://www.mallig.eduvinet.de/bio/blut5/blut5.htm
Respiratory system and lungs
http://www.palkan.de/bio-atmung.htm
http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/vorlagen/showcard.php?id=10528&edit=0
Digestive system
http://www.mallig.eduvinet.de/bio/Repetito/verdau5b.html
Proverbs about heart
http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/vorlagen/showcard.php?id=10759&edit=0