My joy in learning is partly that it enables me to teach. They will need time to research using many sources. You will need to provide library time and time in the computer lab. For upper level students studying human anatomy and physiology, a trip to a university anatomy lab is a valuable yet optional background activity.
Students can view a dissected cadaver and actually hold the various organs.
You will need to establish various check points depending on the independence of your students. You must arrange a field trip to a local elementary school in order to present the final products. The students are then teaching the systems to each other before they produce their books for elementary students. Students will research their system and work cooperatively to plan and produce a book about their system for elementary students. Abstract Many years ago, I received a small grant to initiate a project that involved my biology students in writing and illustrating children's books about a biological concept.