Teacher Tips for this Project 
- This research module will take approximately 2-3 weeks. Plan on spending at least 4 days total in the computer lab gathering, sifting and sorting information.
- This is an group project (up to 4 per team).
- The "Senses" can be covered by special needs students or absentees individually.
- Decide where you want students to save their working files and clarify the directions you wish to communicate to them.
- Change due dates or adjust timeline. Progress checks on the outline and chart should be scheduled. See sample timeline.
- Use Note Sheets in each outline to guide students information gathering and split up the "jobs". Students must cover the whole notes sheet as a team, and submit it to the teachers with their names next to each section they individually covered (example: liver - Joseph)
- You can do a lifesized 3-D object, PowerPoint presentation, poster and a moving model of part of the system.
- It is highly recommended that you have a cart of books and/or encyclopedias, which support the research.
- This project works particularly well in a Core class where Social Studies and Language Arts can be integrated.
- Preview the references on the Gathering page so that you can guide students to the most helpful section of these sites. Watch for advertising and any sites that require a visitor to login or register. Test out the site requirements before using them with your students.
- Options for sharing information - Gather students in small groups to share their decisions. 3-4 students look at the notes sheet and discuss their information and decisions on what to share with their audience in the oral presentation.
- Encourage students to use their own words on the Notes Sheet - they should use the medical dictionary to translate the medical term into a more easily understood term.
- You may use the tools
- Modify to fit your curriculum requirements.
