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Enzymes Help Us Digest Food ~ Introduction to Sugars and Enzymes
After an explanatory introduction to sugars and enzyme activity, biochemists discover whether lactase is needed to digest lactose, sucrose, and milk as a whole. High school science lab skills are required for these investigations.
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WS 1.2 Metric Units I/ Physical vs. Chemical
In this metric units and properties worksheet, students determine the proper metric unit given a variety of measurements for specific items. They also identify chemical and physical properties and chemical and physical changes.
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The Digestive System: Where Does Food Go?
Would you believe that your digestive system stretches to five times your height?! Help your pupils to understand this relationship as they work through the laboratory exercise. The first instructional activity of a 12-part series is a...
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Fueling Body Activities - Digestion
Not only is the human digestive system covered in this biology instructional activity, learners will also explore the digestive process of other animals. The 30 short-answer questions address modes of heterotrophic nutrition, the...
NASA
The Importance of Food
Pupils make observations while eating food. They act out the process of food breaking down in the body and the roles of various chemical components, such as sugar and protein. It concludes with an activity illustrating the process and a...
Science Matters
Digestion: Chew on That
When your mom tells you to chew your food, you really should listen! A lesson on the digestive system examines the first step of digestion that happens in the mouth. Learners check crackers and use iodine to highlight changes in the...
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Digestion
Fourth graders answer the question what happens to the food you eat? They complete a worksheet about the food you eat. They discuss the different types of teeth that we have. Students complete digestion poster in which they color and...
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Digestion and Nutrition
Debunk the theory that a soda-and-candy diet is a nutritionally sound concept! Learners first read 2 paragraphs of background information covering essential nutrients, digestion, and homeostasis. Then, they use the information they...
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The Digestive System
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...
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Physical and Chemical Changes-Notes
For this physical and chemical change worksheet, students watch a movie called the "Brain POP" about property changes and fill in the blanks to complete 8 sentences which are examples of chemical and physical changes.
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Physical vs. Chemical Changes
In this chemical and physical change worksheet, students are given details about chemical and physical changes. They are given 2 examples using water and salt and they identify 15 statements as chemical or physical changes. Students...
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Digestive System (Online Interactive)
For this digestive system worksheet, students read a 7 paragraph text to learn the functions of the digestive system. Students then answer 10 multiple choice questions. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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From One End to the Other
Seventh graders trace a piece of food through the alimentary canal and differentiate between mechanical and chemical digestion in several different hands-on activities related to digestion.
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PhysioEx: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
In this anatomy worksheet, students complete 22 review questions in the format of short answer, table completion, and fill in the blank after finishing an online virtual experiment about the chemical and physical processes of digestion.
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AP: Chapter 41: Animal Nutrition
Ms. Foglia has created another comprehensive biology worksheet that you can use with your advanced learners. The topic is animal nutrition and the digestive system. Questions address nutrients and deficiencies, stages of food processing,...
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The Digestive System: An Overview
Students label main structures of the digestive system, describe each structure's function, and describe sequence of events involved in digestion.
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Breaking It Down
Seventh graders explain the mechanism of digestion. In this biology lesson, 7th graders perform an iodine test to check for the presence of starch. They discuss how energy travels through the food chain.
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Chemical and Physical Changes
Middle schoolers experiment, identify and apply the concepts of chemical and physical changes utilizing real-world examples. They discuss and model physical and chemical changes, answer guided questions and play a game that reinforces...
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Animal Nutrition
Use this great overview to give information on all aspects of nutrition. By working their way through this PowerPoint, students review a lot of information about the digestive process. Students read many facts on a number of detailed...
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Importance of Digestion
In this digestion worksheet, students complete statements using researched information about digestion and the digestive system. Students also sketch several figures that relate to digestion.
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Chemical Energy
In this science worksheet, students read about enzymes and nutrition. Students also answer 2 comprehension questions about the reading.
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Digestive System
In this digestive system activity, students answer a list of true/ false questions. The students answer questions based on their knowledge of each process of the digestive system.
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From One End to the Other
Seventh graders trace a piece of food through the digestive system. They describe the functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, etc.
NASA
The Cycle of Matter
An educational activity focuses on the idea of conservation of matter through a demonstration of the water cycle, a discussion of digesting food, and the path of carbon and oxygen atoms as they change form.