Body Systems Design Challenge
Students Design Prototypes to Help People Suffering from Asthma, Muscular Dystrophy, or Those Recovering From Stroke.
Our seventh grade theme ‘Who Am I?’ is an exploration of self - discovering unique interests and talents, studying the body through biology, and understanding yourself as a part of a global community.
As part of our human body systems unit, seventh graders were challenged to use compassion, empathy, and ingenuity to design prototypes to help someone with one of the following health conditions: asthma, muscular dystrophy, or stroke. Their designs either improved upon a device or system that already exists, or was something entirely new. The prototypes were created from repurposed materials, and at least one part of each prototype was designed and 3D printed by seventh graders.