The Respiratory System
Epiglottis Animation
Digestive System Food Adventure
The goal for this activity is to familiarize yourself about digestive system through exploring different Internet sites. Afterwards, you will be writing an original story about your favorite food's adventure through the digestive track. The story should be told from the viewpoint of your favorite food. The story needs to have clear beginning, middle, and an end.
After you are finished exploring the websites with your partner. You will need to write a minimum of 4 paragraphs about how your favorite food travels down the digestive track. Write neatly on a lined paper.
The following rubric will be used to grade your story.
- Digestive System This site has some quizzes and links to videos you can watch to review what we have learned about digestive system.
- National Geographic Digestive System: This site has a nice animation/visualization of how we actually digest food.
- Fact Monster: More reading on digestive system.
- Human Digestive System This site has many details about digestion and a diagram of the different body parts.
- Your Digestive System This site gives many facts about the digestive system.
- MEDtropolis This site allows you to take a guided tour of the digestive system. It also allows you to practice putting the digestive track in order.
- All System Go You can explore other systems of the body by assembling the body parts in this interactive activity.
After you are finished exploring the websites with your partner. You will need to write a minimum of 4 paragraphs about how your favorite food travels down the digestive track. Write neatly on a lined paper.
The following rubric will be used to grade your story.