How+the+body+works

Kids Health (2009). //How the Body Works//. Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/htbw_main_page.html || Insert a **screen capture** **/ image or copy of the text** || The resource is a website, which has a wide range of activities related to the human body. In regards multimodal activities, the website has a list of different organs and parts of the body which can be clicked on. From there, you can then watch a mini-movie about the particular body system which that organ belongs to, where it incorporates visual, audio and written literacy. || This resource is highly relevant to the Stage 2 Science Living Things outcome because it provides video clips about the different functions of the body systems, which relates directly to the chosen Science outcome as it enables students to see the different organs which make up the variety of body systems. || This website was specifically chosen because it provides students with easily understandable diagrams and video clips which explain how each body system works in a suitable way for stage 2 students. An aspect of literacy which would be suitable to be explored using this resource would be to look at visual literacy, and analyse the use of diagrams. In the video clips, many structured analytical images are utilised, such as a labeled diagram of the digestive system. These are a very effective way to present the different body systems, because in order to teach the students about the different organs which make up the systems, it is important that the diagrams show the parts of the whole system and are labeled (Unsworth, 2001, p. 85). In terms of interactive meanings, since the movies on this website do not contain actual human faces, the images are offers (Unsworth, 2001, p. 95). Also, the images mostly consist of medium and close-up shots, in order to depict what the organs look like as part of each system, as well as individually. This will allow students to understand where the organs are located in relation to their own body. In the movies, key facts are presented in written text, such as “Atria on both sides of the heart receive incoming blood first” as well as being spoken at the same time, in order to reinforce these important points. Also, in the movies different processes are shown, such as oxygen moving around the body, so in these movies meaning is expressed through spatial relations (Kress, 2003, p. 54). Hence this enhances the learning experience for students, as they are able to actually see what different processes may look like, and hear it being explained at the same time. This is an advantage of multimodal texts, as they are able to communicate information both through written, visual and audio literacies. This relationship will be considered in the lesson using this particular website. The speech which is present in these movies is enthusiastic and conversational, which make the videos enjoyable to watch as well as informing students with the relevant information about the body systems. In some of the movies, one particular organ is more salient than the others because different organs are focused on throughout the movie, however sometimes the whole body is shown, and thus each part is equally important as the others (Unsworth, 2001, p. 111). ||
 * RESOURCE 4: How the Body Works**
 * RESOURCE 4: How the Body Works**
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 * Relevance to the outcome**
 * Aspect of Literacy suitable to be explored**
 * Aspect of Literacy suitable to be explored**