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Traveling Through the Digestive System

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Second graders learn about how the food is broken down in our bodies and the job of each body part involved in our digestive system. The utilize the CD ROM game, "Body Works." This wonderful game takes pupils through the human body's digestive system where they "meet" all sorts of creatures. The class divides into groups, and each group helps a certain type of food get through the digestive system.

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the digestive system, human body systems, digestion

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digestive process, digestive system, food process, science
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Grade
2nd
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Science
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
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Ed Software

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