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Human Body Series - Digestive System Lesson PlanHuman Body Series - Digestive System Lesson Plan
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Curated OER
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Internet Access
Year
2006
Lesson Plan

Human Body Series - Digestive System

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This Human Body Series - Digestive System lesson plan also includes:
  • Digestive System (Movie)
  • Quiz
  • The Real Deal on the Digestive System
  • Why Drinking Water is the Way to Go
  • Are Your Bowels Moving?
  • What's Puke?
  • Indigestion
  • Belly Pain
  • What is a Fart?
  • Teeth
  • Tongue
  • Project
  • Worksheet
  • Join to access all included materials

With articles entitled, "What's Puke?" and "What is a Fart?" this digestive system lesson is sure to be a gas! Elementary anatomists do a belly dance to illustrate how food moves through the digestive system and then design a board game in which the board is shaped like the organs involved. Several articles and a video are available through the publisher's website to provide information. Note that because the website has been updated since the production of this document, not all of the article and video titles are the same. Don't eliminate it, however! Laughter and learning are sure to be expelled during this session!

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the digestive system, human body systems, digestion

Additional Tags

digestive system, digestion, science

Pros

  • Kinesthetic activities, videos, articles, and games engage every type of learner
  • Colorful kid-friendly website hosts informative articles
  • Individual videos available for teeth and tongue in addition to the digestive system
  • Videos come with links to even more online activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.4 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4

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