Pretend to Be a Drop of Blood Travelling Through the Vessels of the Body in a Complete

Pretend to be a drop of blood travelling through the vessels of the body in a complete circulation. Your journey begins in the capillaries of the lungs, and you just picked up your first load of oxygen. Be sure to name the cells in the lungs that drop off oxygen. Also name the cells in the blood that pick up oxygen. Then describe where these cells of the blood travel to drop off oxygen they have picked up and what they pick up in return. Be sure to give the name for this process. Continue your story by explaining where this new cargo must be dropped off and why. Then pretend the human body you are inside begins to exercise and energy demand is increased. Explain how your movements change as you try to help maintain homeostasis.

Extra Credit #1 - Be creative: Come up with a name for yourself and something that will make your story unique and fun to read!

Extra Credit #2: Include drawings. Draw a diagram (like a map or something like that) or make believe you took pictures on your journey.

Rubric: This assignment is worth 25 points.Use the rubric below for expectations for your story.

Criteria / Unacceptable
(0 points) / Acceptable
(1-2 points) / Target
(3-4 points) / Exemplary
(5 points) / Score
Concepts / Few or none of the concepts have been correctly included in the story. There is complete uncertainty as to whether there is understanding of the concepts. / Some of the concepts have been correctly included in the story. There is some uncertainty as to whether there is understanding of the concepts. / Most of the concepts have been correctly included in the story. There is little uncertainty as to whether there is understanding of the concepts. / All of the concepts have been correctly included in the story. There is no uncertainty as to whether there is understanding of the concepts. /
Descriptions / Few or none of the descriptions are accurate or complete / Some of the descriptions are accurate or complete / Most of the descriptions are accurate and complete / All of the descriptions are accurate and complete /
Clarity / There is major confusion while reading the story / There is some confusion while reading the story / There is little confusion while reading the story / There is no confusion while reading the story /
Creativity Bonus / No creativity is used / The story is unique and fun to read. A name for the blood cell is provided / A maximum of two points can be awarded / A maximum of two points can be awarded /
Drawing Bonus / No drawings have been included / Detailed and colored drawings have been included. / A maximum of two points can be awarded / A maximum of two points can be awarded /
Total Points /