Ever wonder why it takes awhile to feel full when you eat a meal or snack? Follow food in its fantastic, 40-hour journey through your body with a video about the digestive system! Young anatomists explore the process of digestion, beginning before you take the first bite, all the way to excretion.

Concepts

the digestive system, the stomach, intestines, the small intestine, the liver, the pancreas, the esophagus, enzymes, food, nutrients

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the included digestive system text resource from the National Institutes of Health as supplemental reading
• Extend the lesson by incorporating a study of the enzymes present in the digestive system
  

Classroom Considerations

• Only requires a basic understanding of cells

Pros

• Descriptions of each organ and its function are thorough and grade-appropriate
• Illustrations help viewers follow the path of food through the body

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2