For these two projects we learned about the body systems of a human and the body system of a frog that we dissected. For the body system, we worked in groups of three and were given a human body system to research about. My group was given the circulatory system and we had to make a poster about it. After we made our poster, we then did a gallery walk with all the other posters that other people made in the classroom and had to take notes on each poster. Ultimately we learned about each of the body systems in the human.
For the frog dissection, me and my partner did not dissect the frog, instead we used an online version to get all the notes we needed for the frog dissection. We did not do the dissection because we were getting natious from the smell. We had to complete a packet as part of our evidence of finishing the dissection, as well as taking a couple quizzes. We got to learn about the frogs body systems and compare them to the humans, about why they are different versus why they are the same. Overall both projects were very interesting and am very glad that I took part in both of the projects.
Organ- Made of tissues, make up organ systems, Perform necessary life functions
Heart- Pumps blood
Lungs- Exchanges gases
Brain- Controls body functions, allows conscious thought
Kidneys- Filter blood
Stomach- Digest food
Organ system- Systems of organs helping each other perform different tasks
Circulatory system- Transfer materials to other parts of the body, Heart
Respiratory system- Exchange gases with the atmosphere, Lungs
Digestive system- Break down foods into necessary molecules, Stomach
Nervous system- Sends and receives signals, Brain
Skeletal system- Supports and protects the body, Bones
Endocrine system- Controls growth and development through hormones, Thyroid
Muscular system- Allows for voluntary and involuntary movement, Cardiac muscles, Skeletal muscles, Smooth muscle
Lymphatic system- Protects the body against disease, Lymph nodes
Excretory system- Disposes of waste, Bladder
Amphibian- small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive
Chordate- chordates possess a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-cloaca tail
Cloaca- The frog equivalent to the human anus
For the frog dissection I definetly found out that getting off track and messing around with the animal is very easy to do. There were times where me and my partner were not focused and would mess around because it was a partner only dissection project. I also found out that I don´t like dissecting animals because it is very gross and smells really bad. From the 6´c, I could work on my contintious learning skills because I wasn´t really interested in dissecting the frog. The smell and the sight of a dead frog made me not really want to learn about the frog. One thing I did well was my communication because when me and my partner did the online version we talked a lot about what we were supposed to do and got it done. Overall it was an interesting project that I am glad I got it done with.