Glands That Must Be Included in Your Game Are

Hormone Game Project

Purpose: To learn the major glands of the endocrine system & identify the hormonessecreted by those glands. Identify hormones target tissues & actions.

Instructions: You & your partner will create a game where participants must place the correct hormones with the gland it’s secreted by; its target tissue & action. An example game might be in a Monopoly format where you buy & sell hormones as you travel around the body. Another example might be like Life where you travel around the human body picking up different hormones but if you get the wrong hormone to the wrong target tissue or action you shoot backwards several spaces. Use the Glands & Hormones listed below in your game.

Glands that must be included in your game are:

Anterior PituitaryPosterior PituitaryAdrenal CortexAdrenal MedullaOvaries

TestesThymusThyroidParathyroidPineal

Pancreas

Hormones & their actions that must be included in your game are:

InsulinGlucagonParathyroidThyroidMelatonin

NorepinephrineEpinephrineTesteroneEstrogenCortisol

MineralocorticoidsGlucocorticoidsLHFSHGH

OxytocinADH

Grading rubric on next page.

Hormone Game Project Grading Rubric

Part I. These Glands must be included in the game either directly or indirectly mentioned to get credit.

Gland / Points Scored / Points Possible / Comments
1. Anterior Pituitary / 2
2. Posterior Pituitary / 2
3. Thymus / 2
4. Thyroid / 2
5. Parathyroid / 2
6. Adrenal Medulla / 2
7. Adrenal Cortex / 2
8. Pancreas / 2
9. Ovaries / 2
10. Testes / 2
11. Pineal / 2
Wow = extra glands included
Total / 22

Part II. These Hormones & their Actions/Functions must be included in the game to get credit. There is a possible of 68 points for this section.

Hormone / Points Scored / Points Possible / Action of Hormone/Points Scored / Points Possible / Comments
1. Insulin / 2 / 2
2. Norepinephrine / 2 / 2
3. Epinephrine / 2 / 2
4. Testerone / 2 / 2
5. Estrogen / 2 / 2
6. Thyroid Hormone / 2 / 2
7. PTH / 2 / 2
8.Melatonin / 2 / 2
9. Mineralcorticoids / 2 / 2
10. Glucorcorticoids / 2 / 2
11. Oxytocin / 2 / 2
12. ADH / 2 / 2
13. LH / 2 / 2
14. FSH / 2 / 2
15. GH / 2 / 2
16. Cortisol / 2 / 2
17. Glucagon / 2 / 2
Wow=extra hormones & actions
Total / 34 / 34

Part III.

Category / Points Scored / Points Possible / Comment
Neatness / 2
Game Name / 2
Written Instructions / 2
Overall flow of Game / 2
Presentation / 2
Wow = extra artwork & effort put into creating game.
Total / 10