Discover how the human body's digestive system works with a brain and stomach friendly activity. Scholars taste test a variety of foods to find out how they behave once in the mouth. Class members then play a game called Move That Apple that gets learners thinking and working collaboratively. Continue the learning experience, or check for understanding, through a web quest highlighting details about the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. 

Concepts

the digestive system, mouths, the esophagus, the stomach, intestines, the small intestine, human body systems, the human body, webquests

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Replicate and display the flow chart on page seven for student reference 
• Invite learners to bring in items of food for the tasting portion of the lesson 
• Assign the web quest as homework 
• Research class members food issues before beginning the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• This activity is one of five lessons in a human body lesson series 
• Most worksheets and the SMART board file are missing from the resource; however, modifications allow for the remaining activities to be implemented 
• A variety of materials are required; be sure to take classroom allergies into consideration 
• Pupils require access to computers or mobile learning devices 

Pros

• The lesson plan is written in detail 
• Modifications, alternative assessments, and vocabulary are listed to support teacher instruction 

Cons

• Three of the six links no longer work 

Common Core

RI.5.4