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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Make learning about the human digestive system fun with full-color diagrams. Follow the steps food takes through the body, and find out about the role this system plays in human survival.
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Inner Body

Innerbody: Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look inside the human body's digestive system. This site features diagrams of the digestive tract and each part is accompanied by labels and descriptions. Just select an organ by moving the mouse over its image.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Digestive System

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the major organs and general functions of the digestive system; the digestive functions of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach; and how digestion and absorption...
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Texas A&M University

Peer Curricula: Organ Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives five instructional units on organ systems: bodily defenses, digestion, detoxification, gas exchange, and coordination and control. Each unit is broken down into sections: "why does it matter," "how we know," "what we...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Digestive System Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will identify the organs and functions of the digestive system.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of the organization, with numerous links to diabetes research, health issues, statistics, and more. Includes easy to use search tool for related information.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.17 Digestive System Organs

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn the structure and function of the human digestive system organs.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Digestive System of a Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the anatomy of a frog's digestive system and how the stages in the process of digestion. A comparison is made with the human digestive system.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organ Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson explaining the structure and function of the human body's major organ systems. [5:58]
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Other

Healthline: Three Dimensional Body Map: Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Rotatable three-dimensional model of the body with components of the digestive system labeled.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the main digestive roles of the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder, and identify three main features of liver histology that are critical to its function.
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Other

E Regulations: New York Hunting & Trapping Digest: Small Game Hunting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the hunting regulations for New York, the kinds of weapons that are permitted for each type of small game, special hunting permits, and dates for the hunting seasons for each animal. Includes charts that have all this...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Digestion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents the organs of the human digestive system and their functions. Students are asked to label the organs and discuss their functions.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Study all about the biology of the body's specialized tissues called organs. Also organ systems including nervous, digestive, respiratory, endocrine, and circulatory on this site.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organ Systems: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 11 organ systems of the body, giving a brief overview of their function. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Organ Systems."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organ Systems: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 11 organ systems of the body, giving a brief overview of their function. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Organ Systems."
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion

For Students 9th - 10th
The major nutrients required for a healthy diet are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. The digestive system breaks down large molecules of food, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream. After reading, try the quiz.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gastrointestinal Tract

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides excellent resources and information on the gastrointestinal or digestive tract, including images and hyperlinked terms.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Waste Not, Want Not: Use the Microbial Fuel Cell to Create Elec

For Students 9th - 10th
Gross. What is that in the toilet? But maybe it's not just gross. Did you know there are bacteria that digest organic waste and create electrons? What if there was a way to collect those electrons to power a circuit? In this science fair...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the structures of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids including defining terms, a brief discussion of what they do, and diagrams of each. It also provides a link to a test.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936 CE) who earned the 1904 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his "Work on the physiology of digestion." This website is organized into the following...
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the basic organization of the body's organs and the major organ system.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: You Are Your Microbes

For Students 9th - 10th
From the microbes in our stomachs to the ones on our teeth, we are homes to millions of unique and diverse communities which help our bodies function. The following learning module emphasizes the importance of understanding the many...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Exercise, Nutrition, Hormones, and Bone Tissue

For Students 9th - 10th
All of the organ systems of your body are interdependent, and the skeletal system is no exception. The food you take in via your digestive system and the hormones secreted by your endocrine system affect your bones. Even using your...

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