Circulatory Disease Project
Circulatory Disease Project
Circulatory Disease Project
Objective: Build a 3-D model of a diseased heart or a diseased vascular system. Then design a pamphlet
describing the chosen disease/disorder.
1. You should be able to see inside the heart/blood vessel so only a cross section of the chosen organ
is necessary.
2. You can use any of the following materials to make your model; clay, model magic,
papier-maché…etc. (if including tubes, must actually be in the right spot(s)).
3. You must include labels and a legend for all relevant components of your model.
1 2 3 4 5
Creativity/neatness
Total: /15
Instructions on pamphlet:
1 2 3 4 5
Organization of
information
Relevance and accuracy
of information
Visually creative
Total: /15
Level Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding (Maximum 8)
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
The student is able to:
i. select scientific knowledge
1–2 ii. select scientific knowledge and understanding to suggest solutions to problems set in familiar
situations
iii. apply information to make judgments, with limited success.
The student is able to:
i. state scientific knowledge
3–4 ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to suggest solutions to problems set in familiar
situations.
iii. Apply information to make scientifically supported judgments.
The studentis able to:
i. state scientific knowledge
ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and unfamiliar
5–6 situations.
iii. apply information to make scientifically supported judgments.
The student is able to:
i. outline scientific knowledge
7-8 ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar situations and
suggest solutions to problems set in unfamiliar situations.
iii. Interpret information to make scientifically supported judgments.