Curated OER
Kids Health: Digestive System
The parts of the digestive system and how they function are explained. An interactive diagram shows the location of each part of the system, and summarizes what each does. Disorders of the digestive system are also described.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Your Digestive System
Use this site to learn about the amazing process of digestion through the digestive system. View great drawings about other parts of the body that aid in this process. Available in Spanish.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Human Digestive System Slideshow
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the human digestive system straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive tutorial.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Digestive System
[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...
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Basic Functional Anatomy of the Digestive System
This site has a concise description of the digestive system with a nice diagram. The site also provides basic definitions of key parts.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Digestive System
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.
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Your Digestive System and How It Works
Information about the digestive system, why digestion is important, how food is digested, and how the process is controlled. Includes a diagram of the body parts involved.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Digestive System
The digestive system is amazing: it takes the foods we eat and breaks them into smaller components that our body can use for energy, cell repair and growth. This lesson introduces students to the main parts of the digestive system and...
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: Regions of the Digestive System: Mouth (Oral Cavity)
Find information on the mouth (oral cavity), lips and cheeks, palate, tongue, and teeth. This website provides brief descriptions of the roles of each, as well as an image of the mouth with its parts labelled.
Quia
Quia: Digestive System: Matching Game
This site has an interactive game that allows students to match key parts of the digestive system with their definition.
Quia
Quia: Digestive System Concentration Game
In this interactive site, match the parts of the digestive system with their function.
Quia
Quia: Digestive System Word Search
At this site match parts of the Digestive system with their function in this challenging word search game.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Digestive System
Interesting illustrated resource discusses the parts of the digestive system, the stages of digestion, and more fun facts.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: The Digestive System
Label the parts of the digestive system with this website! Also included are questions related to the digestive system.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Digestive System
A collection of illustrated fact sheets and activities on the parts of the human digestive system.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Digestive System Interactive Diagram
Students drag and label digestive system parts and then check answers by clicking the box.
Other
Get Body Smart: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Human Body Systems
This source offers a great overview of the various systems of the human body. Each part is identified and described on this site by a veteran science professor. Many interactive quizzes are located here as well for students looking to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Protect That Pill
Students reinforce their knowledge of the different parts of the digestive system and explore the concept of simulation by developing a pill coating that can withstand the churning actions and acidic environment found in the stomach....
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: N Squad: Alcohol in the Body
Online interactive game consists of three consecutive episodes. The storyline addresses three different body systems and their functions while teaching about alcohol's interaction with each of them, misconceptions about alcohol, medical...
Other
Learning Together: Do You Know About Anatomy?
Students can test their knowledge of the human body with these interactive games. Identify the parts of the body by dragging the terms to the appropriate boxes. Quizzes check knowledge on the skeleton, skull, digestive system,...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Anatomia
Free interactive practice tests, in Spanish, aid in learning the Human Skeleton, Human Skull, Digestive System, Respiratory System, and Venous System. Tests are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Human Body
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses body parts and names the digestive system, respiratory system, and circulatory system. Students will also drag pictures to the right sense in the 5 senses. Activotes are utilized.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Anatomy Image Bank
Hundreds of anatomy diagrams for classroom or medical use. Each image represented is a simple black-and-white professional drawing of a specific part of the human body.