Circulatory Travel Brochure

Your team at the (create a name for your ad agency) has been hired as a travel consultant to design a luxury tour through one of the Human Body Systems. Before you can collect your fee from the Holistic Body Tour, you must produce a brochure. The owner of the travel bureau, Ms. Image, has informed you that in order to win the contract you must highlight the trendy spots, the exciting activities, and the imports and exports of the areas. For insurance considerations, you must also discreetly mention any possible dangers or special precautions that tourists might encounter in visiting this system.

You can make an actual pamphlet in Microsoft Publisher, or you can use PowerPoint. Keep track of your references and put them on the last page of your presentation.

Objectives

Your project needs to address these 7 issues:

_____1. List the (at least 8) functions of the human circulatory system.

_____2. Trace a drop of blood through the heart from right atrium to the aorta.

_____3. Describe the components of blood. (red blood cells, white blood clots., platelets and plasma)

_____4. Explain how the heart beats.

_____5. Explain what is meant by blood pressure.

_____6. Explain how blood is produced in the body. Describe the role of the spleen and marrow.

_____7. Discuss diseases of the heart. (hypertension and atherosclerosis)

Making A Brochure : Travel Brochure of the Circulatory System
Scoring Rubric
Teacher Name:
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Content - Accuracy / All facts in the brochure are accurate. X 3 / 99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. X3 / 89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. X3 / Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. X3
Graphics/Pictures / Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. / Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. / Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy". / Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
Spelling & Proofreading / No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. / Several spelling errors in the brochure.
Attractiveness & Organization / The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. / The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. / The brochure has well-organized information. / The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Writing - Organization / Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end. / Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. / Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. / Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end.
References / All references listed. / Some information is not referenced. / Few or no references. / No references.

Total = /32