Digestive system Lesson Plans

Sixth graders explore the human body by viewing video clips. In this digestive system lesson, 6th graders discuss what they think happens when they swallow food. Students view a Brain Pop clip demonstrating the digestion of food and answer study questions using a SMART Board.

Third graders investigate the digestive system. In this interactive lesson, 3rd graders eat a snack and make observations about what happens to the food in their mouth. Students then watch a movie that explains the digestive process. In groups students make a model of this process.

Students explore what happens to the food they eat as it passes through their body. They demonstrate their understanding of the digestive system functions by choosing to create a poster, build a model, produce a multimedia presentation, or perform an original skit, poem, or song.

Learners research the parts of the digestive system. In this human body instructional activity, students label a blank digestive system and watch a video. They write about how food is digested. 

Fourth graders identify the parts of the human digestive system and write food/exercise journals. In this digestive system and health lesson, 4th graders word process a food/exercise journal, watch a PowerPoint presentation showing the parts of the human digestive system, and watch web based videos. They participate in a demonstration of how the digestive system works using pantyhose and oatmeal.

Students work in cooperative groups to design a theme park called Gastro World, based on the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system. They prepare a portfolio of the park's attractions and construct a model of it.

Fifth graders explore the human digestive system parts and their functions. In this human biology lesson plan, 5th graders discuss the path of an apple as it travels through the digestive system then explain to each other using key vocabulary words. Students complete several activities including a "Yes Ma'am" chant with the teacher and a cooperative learning activity. The lesson plan concludes when the students complete a 3-2-1 activity in their science notebooks.

Students explore the digestive system. In this science lesson, students participate in a hands-on activity to investigate the role of each part within the digestive system. Students explore how each part works.

Students complete activities relating to the digestive system. In this physiology lesson, students discuss healthy eating and how the body digests food. They do "The Belly Dance" to show how the food moves through their bodies. Students then play Digestion! The Board Game. 

Fourth graders explore the parts of the digestive system. In this human biology lesson, 4th graders simulate the parts of the digestive system by using yarn and color and cut out parts of the digestive system models.