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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 »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students simulate digestion in a hands-on experiment. They place a graham cracker, 1/2 banana and some water into a bag and then use a stocking, bag, newspaper and cup to simulate the stomach and intestines. They write their observations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the digestive system and how it begins digestion with mechanical breakdown of food, then a chemical breakdown. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students observe a video displaying body parts and functions of the digestive system. They make drawings of the digestive system from their observations. They act out a short play involving body parts. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students complete five lessons on the different systems of the body: skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory, nervous. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify the functions of the human digestive and excretory systems. They conduct experiments to consider the importance of nutrition for these systems, build a model of the digestive system and complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine their own digestive system by taking a mock field trip. They create a model or map of the system. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 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 »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the human digestive system. They identify the parts of the human digestive system and describe their basic functions. Students monitor their own digestive systems for normalcy. They discuss how various foods affect their digestive system. Full Review »