New! The Sense Organs
Respiratory System
Circulatory System
Digestive System and Nutritio
Gracie Fun Facts
100
What are the 5 main senses? (Hint: Sight)
Hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch
100
What two parts of the body breathe in air?
Nose and mouth!
100
What do capillaries do?
A) Connect arteries and veins
B) Keep arteries and veins separate
C) Give deoxygenated blood oxygen
A) Connect arteries and veins!
100
Which is healthier? Diet or regular soda? Why?
It has been scientifically proved that diet soda is generally healthier.
100
Where is Gracie from? (Double points for what state!)
The United States (Iowa)
200
What is a stimulus?
A stimulus is any external or internal information that our body receives and that triggers a response.
200
Where is oxygen changed into carbon dioxide in the lungs?
The alveoli!
200
Which blood vessels go into the heart from the rest of the body? (Hint: they are usually blue in drawings)
Veins!
200
What five food groups make a "healthy plate"?
Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy
200
How many siblings does Gracie have? (Bonus points for brothers or sisters/if they are older/younger!). Also bonus points for the name of Gracie's dog!
Two brothers: Luke (younger), Jake (older)
LULU!
300
When sound waves reach the eardrum, what does the eardrum do?
It vibrates!
300
When you have laryngitis, you can´t speak. Why not?
The vocal folds/cords swell in the larynx.
300
What other system is part of the circulatory system? (Example: digestive, nervous)
Respiratory system! (The lungs!)
300
What is the first step in digestion?
Chewing in your mouth!
300
How old is Gracie?
22 years old!
400
Gracie will describe her eye disorder. Say which one she has:
A) Hypermetropia
B) Myopia
C) Astigmatism
C) Astigmatism!
An abnormal curvature of the cornea. Produces multiple points of focus in the retina. This disorder can be corrected with special lenses.
400
What body part is important for singers when they breathe in? (Hint: not the lungs!)
The diaphragm!
Bonus: what kind of body part is the diaphragm?
400
Describe or draw an example of a circuit
Something that starts and ends at the same place.
400
Tell me all the food groups in a slice of Hawaiian pizza!
Grains (crust)
Dairy (cheese)
Vegetables (tomato sauce)
Protein (ham)
Fruit (pineapple)
400
What is Gracie's favorite drink?
Matcha!
500
What are the five different tastes?
Salty, sour, bitter, sweet, umami
500
Which strategy is better for singers: breathing in through their nose or mouth? Why?
Technically, both! Breathing in from the mouth gives you air faster, while breathing in from the nose gives you a fuller breath.
500
Draw a heart and label the four chambers: right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle
500
Explain what happens to food in the stomach
In the stomach, acid breaks the food down. Nutrients are given to the bloodstream and the food goes to the intestines as a liquid.
500
What is Gracie's favorite animal?
Orangutans!