Finally, an assessment that shouldn't be too hard to swallow! Scholars study the digestive system in the previous lessons in the series and show what they know in an open-ended assessment. They pretend they are their favorite food and describe their journey through the digestive system.

Concepts

the digestive system, mouths, saliva, the esophagus, the stomach, intestines, colons

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils peer edit the paragraphs using a different color pencil or pen
• Provide a picture of the digestive system as an aid for students that need extra support

Classroom Considerations

• Expects learners to know the path food takes through the digestive system
• The 13th of 21 lessons in a larger series
  

Pros

• Includes a sample response to use as an answer key
• Provides a rubric to aid in grading the assessment

Cons

• None