Human Organ System Research Project
Dear Parents,
As part of the Grade 5 Science unit on Human Organ Systems, your child will
be completing a research project and creating a brochure to share with the class.
It will last 2 weeks, with the due date being Friday, October 1st. Your child will
be researching the ___________________ system. All projects will contain
labeled diagrams and drawings of their organ system. All projects will also
include written components that will address the following requirements:
What is the role of your organ system in the body?
Describe the basic structure and functions of the major organs in your
organ system.
Identify and describe one relationship between your organ system and
another.
Identify common diseases or disorders that affect your organ system.
What effects do social and/or environmental factors have on your organ
system and one’s health in general?
Create list of sources used to find information for your project.
We have reviewed the web graphic organizer and your child will use it to
gather information for their project. Completed webs are due Wed., Sept. 22nd.
Students will transfer the information from their webs into a brochure
template. The rough copy of their brochure is due Monday, Sept. 27th. The
children must take the information they have gathered and create informational
paragraphs in their own words. (Students have listened to an explanation and
discussed the topic of plagiarism. Please see
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html# for more information.)
They will create a list of sources used to find information.
The final copy will be due on Friday, October 1st. It will include written
components and labeled diagrams. A list of sources is to be handed in with the
brochure. Spelling, grammar, creativity, neatness, appearance, accuracy and
completeness of information will be evaluated. Projects will be presented to the
class during the first week of October. Students will use the Elmo projector to
share their brochures with the class.
Please see the back of this form for the project rubric.
Research Brochure: Human Organ System Research Project
Student Name: ___________________________________
CATEGORY 4
3
2
Web Organizer Web organizer has been
completed and shows
clear, logical relationships
between all topics and
subtopics.
Web organizer has been
completed and shows
clear, logical relationships
between most topics and
subtopics.
Web organizer has been Web organizer has not
started and includes
been attempted.
some topics and
subtopics.
1
First Draft
Detailed draft is neatly
Draft includes all required Draft includes most
Draft is missing required
presented and includes all information and is legible. required information and information and is
required information.
is legible.
difficult to read OR
student did not submit.
Paragraph
Construction
All paragraphs include
introductory sentence,
explanations or details,
and concluding sentence.
Most paragraphs include
introductory sentence,
explanations or details,
and concluding sentence.
Paragraphs included
related information but
were typically not
constructed well.
Amount of
Information
All topics are addressed
and all questions
answered with at least 4
sentences about each.
All topics are addressed
and most questions
answered with at least 4
sentences about each.
All topics are addressed, One or more topics were
and most questions
not addressed.
answered with 2
sentences about each.
Quality of
Information
Information clearly relates
to the main topic. It
includes several
supporting details and/or
examples.
Information clearly relates
to the main topic. It
provides 1-2 supporting
details and/or examples.
Information clearly
Information has little or
relates to the main topic. nothing to do with the
No details and/or
main topic.
examples are given.
Conventions
No grammatical, spelling Almost no grammatical,
or punctuation errors.
spelling or punctuation
errors
A few grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation
errors.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation
errors.
Diagrams &
Illustrations
Diagrams and illustrations
are neat, accurate and add
to the reader's
understanding of the
topic.
Diagrams and illustrations
are accurate and add to
the reader's understanding
of the topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are neat and
accurate and sometimes
add to the reader's
understanding of the
topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are not
accurate OR do not add
to the reader's
understanding of the
topic.
Sources
All sources (information
and graphics) are
accurately documented
and include all required
information.
All sources (information
and graphics) are
documented, but a few are
missing some
information.
All sources (information Some sources are not
and graphics) are
documented.
documented, but many
are missing some
information.
Overall Visual
Appearance
Overall visual
presentation is neat,
organized and visually
appealing.
Overall visual
presentation is organized
and has some visual
appeal.
Overall visual
presentation is
somewhat organized,
and has some visual
appeal.
Overall visual
presentation is
disorganized and has
little visual appeal.
Oral
Presentation
Student uses appropriate
scientific vocabulary.
Student is very
comfortable with content
and answers questions
knowledgeably.
Student uses some
appropriate scientific
vocabulary. Student is
comfortable with content
and answers questions
knowledgeably.
Student uses some
appropriate scientific
vocabulary. Student is
comfortable with some
of the content and
answers some questions.
Student uses little or no
appropriate scientific
vocabulary. Student is
not comfortable with the
content and/or answers
no questions.
Paragraphing structure
was not clear and
sentences were not
typically related within
the paragraphs.
Helpful Websites
http://fossweb.com/modules3-6/HumanBody/index.html - skeleton
http://fossweb.com/modules3-6/LivingSystems/index.html - circulatory system
http://lung.ca/children/grades4_6/index.html - respiratory system
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000029.html
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