Introduction
The heart is a muscular organ in both humans and other animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. Blood provides the body with oxygen and nutrients, and also assists in the removal of metabolic wastes.
The heart is located in the middle compartment of the chest.
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Task
- you will work in groups of 4 people
- member of the group will get the assigned information according to her role .
- with this information, the group will accomplish the task.
- Name and identify the structures of the mammalian heart; muscular wall, the septum, the left and right ventricles and atria, one-way (atrioventricular and semilunar) valves and coronary arteries
- State that blood is pumped away from the heart into arteries and returns to the heart in veins
- Explain the relative thickness: - of the muscle wall of the left and right ventricles - of the muscle wall of the atria compared to that of the ventricles
- Explain the importance of the septum
A written report will help you to communicate your results to the rest of the class.
Process
use the following resources to help you finish your task ,
BIOLOGY text book
Evaluation
and now....lets see how hard working you are.
| criteria |
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2 | 3 |
| presentation | Ideas are not clear and not organized | ideas are clear and organised | ideas are very clear and very organized |
| content | lack of information | information is somewhat complet | nformation is complete |
| iresearch | Research is incomplete. | Research is somewhat complete | Research is complete. |
Conclusion
On this webquest, you have learned the main parts of the heart and how it works.
You have also developed new skills .
Credits
The maker of this webquest is Rowa Alghazo. A Biology teacher.
The maker is currently teaching Biology for the O-level And A-level students at JIS.