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How The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut Instructional VideoHow The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut Instructional Video
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How The Food You Eat Affects Your Gut

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Some foods we eat are not meant to be broken down by our digestive systems, but instead by our gut. But how can we control what our gut breaks down? The answer is simple: our diet.

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Concepts

nutritional value, the stomach, diet, fibers, the immune system, digestion, the digestive system

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip the classroom and have pupils view the link outside of class, coming prepared the next day to participate in a full lesson and whole-class discussion
  • Create a note-taking sheet ahead of time to have learners complete it as they watch the video

Classroom Considerations

  • Best used during a health and nutrition unit when discussing healthy foods or the digestive system

Pros

  • Comes with research links, discussion questions, and a quiz to check for understanding

Cons

  • None

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