Body Systems Scenarios
Students work in pairs and identify which body systems are affected by the activity.
1. A dog, Skipper, is roaming around in his neighborhood. Skipper passes one of his favorite spots and he lifts his leg to urinated on a fire hydrant.
2. Last night Jane began to feel like she had a stopped up nose. Today she thinks she has come down with a cold. She went to the nurse and her temperature was 102 degrees.
3. A young boy, James, went out to play on a June morning in Texas. After a couple of hours the outside temperature began to get very hot. As James is sitting outside in the Texas summer and starts to sweat.
4. Julie has a disorder that the doctors found very difficult to diagnose. Her primary symptom is that her muscles twitch without her control.
5. Kenetra has found a series of books that she enjoys very much. The latest edition of the book series was just released and she sat down in her favorite chair and turned the page in her book to chapter one.
6. Nicole’s class schedule changed beginning second semester. She was walking down the hallway going to her new classroom when she saw a cute guy and started to blush.
7. Tim’s grandmother took him to the doctor’s office because Tim had been feeling ill for several days. The doctor checked Tim’s blood for white blood cells to determine if he had an infection.
8. You are at the Texas Ranger’s World series game. You eat the most expensive hot dog you ever had in your life.
9. Your 4 year old cousin is having a birthday and your aunt asks you to help with the preparations. You blow up a lot of balloons.
10. You are very upset, you start to get angry and your heart starts to beat faster and you want to get in a fight.
11. You have just completed a 5 mile run. You stand at the bottom of a hill taking quick breaths. Your cells need oxygen as fast as possible.
12. A woman begins to cramp. In a few hours her menstrual flow begins.
13. You are talking to a friend on your phone. Your little sister comes into the room and starts to sing Barney songs very loudly in order to annoy you. You yell at your sister.
14. You have a meeting with the principal after 3rd period. You can’t pay attention in class and you cannot stop thinking about the meeting. You start to get scared.
15. You have a headache after your meeting with the principal. You take some medicine and your headache goes away.
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