Human Body Systems Keeping them Healthy

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Research a
technological
breakthrough that has
helped mankind.
Design a lesson plan
to explain this
technology to the
class. Teach the class
how this technology
started and explain
how it has benefited
the body.
You must include a
lesson plan. That
includes an
introduction, an
activity and a
conclusion. Ask Ms
Richards for a proforma.

Make a 3-D Model of

the technology and the
system/body part using
materials of your
choice. Label the
parts.
Explain how an injury
or medical condition can
occur in you chosen
system/part?
How does your piece of
technology help?
These models will be
displayed in the
classroom.

Write and illustrate a

childrens book that
introduces and explains
an injury or medical
condition that can affect
someones life. How can
your piece of technology
help?

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Create a board or
computer game that
reinforces the
understanding of an
injury or medical
condition, how it
impacts the body and
how technology can
help. Part of the game
should explain the
steps to keeping the
body system/ part
healthy and free from
injury.
Decide on your
audience.

Create and film an

advertisement that
educates others on a
human body
system/part and an
injury or medical
condition that can affect
it.
Educate your audience
with how technology
can help.
This information must
be approved by an
expert (within the
school community)

3.

Conclude with a page

that explains how to
keep that body system
healthy.

Design and create a

brochure for a piece of
technology that helps
someone who has
suffered due to an injury
or medical conditions
that can affect for one of
the human body
systems/parts.
Explain how technology
can help you lead a
happy and healthy life.

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Research the effects

of second hand smoke
on the human body.
Create an oral or
visual presentation to
persuade the Hong
Kong Government to
make all outdoor areas
smoke-free.

Interview/or research
someone who
works/worked in the
medical or scientific
field and research
his/her career. This
person must be
responsible for the
designed or research
that led to a
breakthrough in
technology that has
aided humans (their
bodies ie bionic ear)
Create a web page to
educate others about
this profession.

Select an injury or
medical condition that
affects the human body.
Describe in writing and
diagrams how a person,
with the help of
technology, can lead a
normal life. Evaluate the
effectiveness of this
technology

Connect this to the

need for lung
transplants.

Talk to Ms. Richards on your

chosen format.

Bionic eyes
When you're blind, being able to see even the basics of light, movement and shape can
make a big difference. Investigate the available technologies
Re-Grown Bone
UCB-1, the protein is now used to grow new bone that can fuse and immobilize sections of
vertebrae, relieving severe back pain in some patients
Portable Pancreas
An artificial pancreas, capable of monitoring a person's blood sugar and adjusting the level of
insulin to meet their body's needs,
New Limbs
Amputees can now use a prosthetic arm the same way they'd use a real one:
Smart Knee
The knee isn't a part of the body you'd expect to think for its self, but the RHEO, a prosthetic knee
developed by MIT artificial intelligence researchers Hugh Herr and Ari Wilkenfeld, really does have a
mind of its own.
Wearable Kidney
For people with failing kidneys, basic necessities of life like removing toxins from the blood and
keeping fluid levels balanced requires hours hooked up to a dialysis machine the size of a clothes
dryer. But a new, portable artificial kidney, small and light enough to fit on a belt system, could
change that.
Artificial Cells
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Sometimes, when you need to deliver drugs to just the right spot in the body, a pill or an injection
won't cut the mustard. Daniel Hammer, professor of bioengineering at the University of
Pennsylvania, has a better method: artificial cells, made from polymers, which can mimic the ease
with which white blood cells travel through the body. Called c, these fake cells could deliver drugs
directly where they're needed, making it easier and safer to fight off certain diseases, including
cancer.
Skeletal system - X-rays, MRIs, bone density tests and arthroscopy are some of the primary
diagnostic tools used to detect diseases and deformities of the skeletal system. Bone scans and
bone marrow biopsies are used to diagnose cancer.
Pace Maker - A common piece of medical equipment used to evaluate the circulatory system is the
electrocardiogram. Also called an EKG or ECG, it measures how fast the heart is beating, whether
the rhythm of the heartbeat is steady or irregular, and the strength and timing of electrical signals
as they pass through each part of the heart.
Sphygmomanometers and stethoscopes are used to measure blood pressure and a pulse meter
can monitor heart rate, rhythm and dropped beats.
A colonoscopy is the examination of the inside of the colon using a long, flexible, fiber-optic
viewing instrument called a colonoscope. Other testing procedures include upper GI endoscopy,
capsule endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound.
Nervous System - There are a number of tests and procedures to diagnose conditions involving
the nervous system. Aside from MRIs and CT scans, an electroencephalogram (EEG) is often used
to record the brain's continuous electrical activity by attaching electrodes to the scalp. Positron
emission tomography (PET) is a procedure that measures the metabolic activity of cells.

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