Reflection Questions:

• Which joint did you choose as our most important joint?
  
• Why did you choose that joint?
  
• What things would be difficult to do without that joint?
  
• What movement can be done without the use of joints? (Example: blinking your eyes)
  

Optional (But fun!): Complete the following RAFT assignment: 

• R: Role: You are one of the joints in your body (your choice)!
• A: Audience: Your audience is you!
• F: Format: A persuasive letter!
• T: Topic: Trying to get you to go easier on them!

Your joint is writing a persuasive letter to you, asking you to be kinder to it by doing (or not doing) several things.  Can you write from that perspective?  Can the joint be persuasive enough to get you to treat it better?  Think about eating, carrying things, what you are wearing, sitting, lifting, exercising, playing sports, etc.  What simple things could you do during your daily routine that would protect your joints?  Have fun writing!

What three basic things do our bodies need in order survive?

• food,
  
• water, and
  
• energy.

If we exert ourselves, what are three (or more) signs that our bodies are in distress? Explain why our body does that (research it if you need to).

• sweat: Our body starts to sweat when we increase our body temperature.  Its goal is to cool us down through evaporative cooling.
• breathing hard & fast:
• heart pounding:
• dizziness:
• blurred vision:
• thirst:
• redness in the face:
• 
  

What can we do to make these signs go away?

• Stop exerting yourself
• etc.
  

Reflection:

• Do we have cells similar to the aliens you created?  How or why not?
  
• Humans (and probably aliens) have cells that have special functions.  What are some of these cells and what organs and systems are they a part of?  Give at least three examples and be specific.  (Example: Osteoclasts are cells that make up spongy bone inside of many of our bones.  This is part of the skeletal system.)

1. Post your YouTube video.

2. Then, answer the following questions:

• What was the hardest part of this activity?
• Which organs do you think you put in the right places?
• Which organs do you think are probably in the wrong place?