Scavenger+Hunt

Randa Fawaz Richard Pawly Andrea Jablonski Scavenger Hunt: ** The Human Body ** 6th grade This scavenger hunt will help you explore and learn the different systems of the body. Be sure to read each question carefully. Click on the link provided and browse the provided website for the answer to each question. Type in complete sentences for open-ended questions.

View this link for the next 2 questions: [|YourDigestiveSystem] (be sure to hit continue on the bottom right to access all the information) 1. What helps make food mushy and easy to swallow? 2. What are the three important jobs of the stomach?
 * The Digestive System **

3. What is the first step in the journey of food digestion? [|JourneyofFood]

View this link for the next 2 questions:[|TheDigestiveProcess] 4. The _ is the first part of the small intestine. 5. Which of these are involved in the Digestive Process? a) the esophugus b) the small intestines c) the large intestines d) all the above

-Randa Fawaz
 * The Circulatory System **

View this link for the following 2 questions: Discovery Health "Blood Flow Animation" (allow Shockwave to run/install if needed)

1. Which organs participate in the blood flow cycle? 2. List two differences between Veins and Arteries.

View this link for questions 3-5: How Your Heart Pumps

3. What is the function of the atria? 4. What does the the blood receive from the lungs, and what does it lose? 5. What is happening when your heart "beats"? (Hint: What is expanding and contracting the heart?) What system makes this possible? (View What Makes Your Heart Beat for answers)

-Richard Pawly


 * The Skeletal System **

Follow this link and enlarge the skeletal diagram to answer the next two questions. [|SkeletalDiagram] 1. What is the scientific name for the knee cap?

2. What is the name of the bone that separates the rib cage?

Click [|here:] to answer questions 3 & 4. 3. How many bones are humans __born__ with?

4. Are bones alive?

To answer question 5 view this link: [|DemBones] 5. True or False? One pound of bone is stronger than one pound of reinforced concrete.