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- 6th - 8th
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Students explain what happens to food as it passes through the digestive system. They have a 3x5 index card representing food, which he / she carries to stations around the room. Each station represents one of the organs of the digestive system. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the origins of meats and vegetables consumed by humans on a daily basis. They classify foods (meats, dairy products, grains...) and create a food pyramid. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students study the livers parts and functions then follow a lab experiment to watch first hand how the gut uses bile to physically break down fatty substances into smaller pieces. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students draw the internal parts of the human body by memory. They explore and draw the internal organs of the frog by exploring "Froguts", a Web site. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students trace a piece of food through the digestive system. They describe the functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students explain cooperation is vital in our relationship to the environment and with fellow human beings. They develop cooperation skills through group interaction. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the digestive system--the parts and how they interact, the processes involved, etc. They also discuss how astronauts eat in outer space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students analyze how the digestive system works by taking the food we eat and breaking it down for our bodies to use for various reasons. They list the major components of the digestive system and draw a diagram. They explain how astronaunts have challenges when it comes to eating in space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the concept of salmon spawning. They discuss why salmon swim in an upstream direction. Students simulate the swimming upstream process and continue the discussion of the importance of salmon returning to the same upstream location each season. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students trace a piece of food through the alimentary canal and differentiate between mechanical and chemical digestion in several different hands-on activities related to digestion. Full Review »