Organ System Presentation:
Here is the presentation we created on our organ system, the Integumentary System:
https://docs.google.com/a/students.nusd.org/presentation/d/1KwOljGAm8WYdFGZrnuGZSltRQ8j3IbV95ql-yIpSalM/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the presentation we created on our organ system, the Integumentary System:
https://docs.google.com/a/students.nusd.org/presentation/d/1KwOljGAm8WYdFGZrnuGZSltRQ8j3IbV95ql-yIpSalM/edit?usp=sharing
Project Proposal:
Here is my group's proposal on our plan for our model of the Integumentary System:
https://docs.google.com/a/students.nusd.org/document/d/1rANeimf9uSpNynyhsju-UFakrPgzY6AZk_di7g1ph7I/edit?usp=sharing
Here is my group's proposal on our plan for our model of the Integumentary System:
https://docs.google.com/a/students.nusd.org/document/d/1rANeimf9uSpNynyhsju-UFakrPgzY6AZk_di7g1ph7I/edit?usp=sharing
Integumentary System Model:
Description: We used a small wooden shelf to represent the three main layers of the skin. The top layer represents the Epidermis and we used sponges, a pump, duct tape, water, tubing, and tin foil to show the function of sweating. The middle layer represents the Dermis and it contains colored straws that represent hair follicles, rubber bands that represent muscles, small pipe cleaners that represent sweat glands, drawn in lines to represent nerves, and unfolded paper clips that represent veins. It also contains the sweat tubes that run up to the Epidermis. The bottom layer represents the Hypodermis (subcutaneous layer). This layer is made up of only fat and the yellow balloons we stuffed this shelf with represent the fat.
Functions: In the skin layers model we are going to show the function of skin sweating by pouring water into a cup which will then be pumped up through the sponges and ooze out the pores like sweat on the skin. We will take the temperature of the room, then the sweaty skin and show how sweating helps cool down your body. We also show what each layer of the skin is made up of.
Still needs to be done: We still need to put the hair on top of the epidermis, finish our presentation, and do the background poster for Exhibition Night.
Final Reflection:
For this project we started by originally brainstorming a different model set up. We were going to stack three different colored sponges to represent the skin layers, and glue the materials onto the side of the model. We quickly realized that this model would have been way to small, and it would have been hard to show functions on it. When we wanted to make a larger model, we wanted to use shelves as the skin layers. We found this wood set up and removed/reattached the shelves at the setting we wanted them. We then planned out every layer and how we wanted them to look/what materials we were going to use. This was a success because we had little to no problems when planning out and getting the materials we needed. Once we started making our new model idea and started constructing the shelf and its layers, we ran into some mechanical problems. The balloons (fat) on the bottom layer deflated and we had to replace them. the water from the top layer also leaked down onto the pink paper and we had a lot of leakage errors. We were able to mostly solve them with glue, but the tubes still managed to slightly leak on exhibition night. Some successes we had was showing our function, the temperature, and the overall presentation of our model. The function (sweating) was easy to show because we figured out how to make it work with the tube, cup, and sponges and it ran very smoothly many times. Showing the temperature difference after "sweating" was also a success because we were clearly able to show the temperature drop. Skin sweats to cool down your body, so to show this we took the room temperature and then took the "sweating" sponges temperature and the number dropped every time- this was very successful. The last thing that we had that was very successful was the overall presentation of our model. I think visually that it was very clear and easy to see what was going on and what we were representing. Verbally, on exhibition night our presentation was also very clear and ran smoothly, while explaining all the information and main points. We got a lot of positive feedback from parents and judges during the exhibition night. Many parents said that we presented ourselves well and explained the information in a way that they could understand. The judge said he really liked our model and our idea of the sponges absorbing and showing the sweating feature. We had only a few questions and we able to clearly answer them. I am very happy with the end result of this project and think we did it to the best of our ability.
For this project we started by originally brainstorming a different model set up. We were going to stack three different colored sponges to represent the skin layers, and glue the materials onto the side of the model. We quickly realized that this model would have been way to small, and it would have been hard to show functions on it. When we wanted to make a larger model, we wanted to use shelves as the skin layers. We found this wood set up and removed/reattached the shelves at the setting we wanted them. We then planned out every layer and how we wanted them to look/what materials we were going to use. This was a success because we had little to no problems when planning out and getting the materials we needed. Once we started making our new model idea and started constructing the shelf and its layers, we ran into some mechanical problems. The balloons (fat) on the bottom layer deflated and we had to replace them. the water from the top layer also leaked down onto the pink paper and we had a lot of leakage errors. We were able to mostly solve them with glue, but the tubes still managed to slightly leak on exhibition night. Some successes we had was showing our function, the temperature, and the overall presentation of our model. The function (sweating) was easy to show because we figured out how to make it work with the tube, cup, and sponges and it ran very smoothly many times. Showing the temperature difference after "sweating" was also a success because we were clearly able to show the temperature drop. Skin sweats to cool down your body, so to show this we took the room temperature and then took the "sweating" sponges temperature and the number dropped every time- this was very successful. The last thing that we had that was very successful was the overall presentation of our model. I think visually that it was very clear and easy to see what was going on and what we were representing. Verbally, on exhibition night our presentation was also very clear and ran smoothly, while explaining all the information and main points. We got a lot of positive feedback from parents and judges during the exhibition night. Many parents said that we presented ourselves well and explained the information in a way that they could understand. The judge said he really liked our model and our idea of the sponges absorbing and showing the sweating feature. We had only a few questions and we able to clearly answer them. I am very happy with the end result of this project and think we did it to the best of our ability.
Grand Rounds:
During the grand rounds, each group was given a disease to research and "have". We then were interviewed by "doctors" and explained our symptoms. After collecting the information, the other groups had to research our symptoms and find out what disease we were explaining. For other groups's diseases we also got to play the doctors and research and find the disease. We then drew claim, evidence, and reasoning sheets using three columns. The claim is the disease we thought they had, they evidence is all their symptoms, and the reasoning is why/how specific hormones effect that disease and make the symptoms happen. We also had to chose one of the diseases and write a clear paragraph on it explaining more into depth the symptoms and why they appear (the hormones).
Here is my clear paragraph on Cushing Syndrome: https://docs.google.com/a/students.nusd.org/document/d/18zHwm5_Q2OClkbrXiKuKL2kfBf18c9Pn3nPTiMa9zSk/edit?usp=sharing
Reflection: Doing the grand rounds activity I learned a lot. It was very effective to be given a lot of evidence and have to research the symptoms myself and diagnose the different group's diseases because I got to learn a lot about different diseases and their symptoms. I also learned the function of different hormones and how they affect and create symptoms on the body. After doing this lab/ research, I now know a lot more about diseases and the different symptoms and hormones that cause them.
Here are my grand rounds worksheets: