During this project we focused on body systems, specifically the immune and nervous system. We were tasked to create a model showing how our system worked in the body. We started by researching our systems so we could make a model to fit the purpose of the systems. For the immune system, we ended up making a project that involves acetone and fire and it turned out really cool. For the Nervous System, we made a Rube Goldberg machine that represents the nervous system moving a body part. For the combined piece, we added a balloon popping piece to the Rube Goldberg machine to represent the nervous system initiating the immune system. Below is a slideshow of our project and our systems.
Content:
Immune System- The body's defense system against foreign invaders. It keeps you healthy through white blood cells in your blood and lymphatic tissues. When diseases try to penetrate the body, the immune system fights the diseases to keep them out of the body. It is what prevents you from getting sick, although it isn't always reliable.
- white blood cells: a cell that circulates through the blood, protecting and killing pathogens.
-pathogens: bacterium that can cause diseases.
-The major immune system organs include bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes.
-Immune Response:the immune system attacks organisms and substances that invade body systems and cause diseases.
Nervous System- A network of cells that transmit nerve impulses throughout the body.
Nerves: Axons and Dendrites clustered into bundles.
Dendrites: spread throughout the body and carry impulses from environment or from other neurons towards the cell body.
Axons: are fibers that carry impulses away from the cell body.
The major organs included are the brain, spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves.
Neurons:
Sensory: carry signals from sense organs to the spinal cord to the brain.
Motor: carry impulses from the brain to the spinal cord to the muscle and glands.
Interneurons: connect sensory and motor to carry impulses between them.
Immune System- The body's defense system against foreign invaders. It keeps you healthy through white blood cells in your blood and lymphatic tissues. When diseases try to penetrate the body, the immune system fights the diseases to keep them out of the body. It is what prevents you from getting sick, although it isn't always reliable.
- white blood cells: a cell that circulates through the blood, protecting and killing pathogens.
-pathogens: bacterium that can cause diseases.
-The major immune system organs include bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes.
-Immune Response:the immune system attacks organisms and substances that invade body systems and cause diseases.
Nervous System- A network of cells that transmit nerve impulses throughout the body.
Nerves: Axons and Dendrites clustered into bundles.
Dendrites: spread throughout the body and carry impulses from environment or from other neurons towards the cell body.
Axons: are fibers that carry impulses away from the cell body.
The major organs included are the brain, spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves.
Neurons:
Sensory: carry signals from sense organs to the spinal cord to the brain.
Motor: carry impulses from the brain to the spinal cord to the muscle and glands.
Interneurons: connect sensory and motor to carry impulses between them.
Throughout this project, I felt my group really succeeded in time management. We were able to finish within the first week and a half of the time we were given, allowing for lots of time to work on the presentation. Also, by splitting the two systems between the four of the people in or group, we had lots of time per system to perfect them. Splitting up the work was very useful and it worked because we stayed on the same page, sharing information, the entire time. One thing that could have been better would be the research aspect of the project. When we saw the other presentations, it was clear that a little more research may have helped with the understanding of the body systems. We also could work on collaborating throughout the project for the combined systems piece. Although our immune and nervous system project piece made sense, it could have been a little more innovative, had we thought outside the box longer.