Activity
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human digestive system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Handout
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Human Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 8th
Excellently detailed drawing (with labels) of the digestive system with an accompanying explanation of the digestive process. Includes a glossary and a blank label me print-out.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy & Physiology: Digestion Sys Absorption, Elimination

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text with printable notes, interactive assignments, and video clips, students discover the structure and function of the human digestive system.
Interactive
Inner Body

Innerbody: Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Digestion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students learn about digestion and proteins by observing the action of meat tenderizer on luncheon meat. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: I Love Ice Cream, but It Doesn't Love Me: Lactose Intolerance

For Students 6th - 8th
Pizza, milk shakes, and ice cream sundaes all contain dairy products, therefore they cannot be eaten by the majority of people around the world. Dairy products contain the sugar molecule lactose, and the majority of people on the planet...
Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Stomach

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the human stomach in terms of its structural components.
Activity
Other

Dr. Saul: Biology in Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides animations and activities in several areas of physiology. The images are simple, but clear. The accompanying text provides a good description of the process being shown.
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written for younger readers, explains cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that's extremely thick and sticky.
Handout
MadSci Network

Why Is Our Intestine So Long?

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise description of the functions of the large and small intestine along with information on the length of each.

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