Image of digestive system.

What Happens To The Food We Eat?
 
Text Box: Have you ever wondered what happens to the food that you eat? All solid and liquid foods that enter our mouths travel through our body, being broken down into smaller pieces that our organs can use for energy. This process is called digestion. You will be acting as a piece of food and your job is to travel to each the digestive system and find out what happens in each organ. Choose a piece of food and that will be your name. You may do this on your own or with a partner. While you are traveling through your digestive system, there will be some questions that need answering. Use the given sites to help you find the answers. It’s time to get hungry!!!!

 

 

 

 


Ashley Carlson-Grades 2/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHALLENGE

 

     Locate information on the Internet about your digestive system.  Find out what organs are involved and the order in which the food passes through them; find out the importance of digestion and how food is actually digested. 

     Once you have done this, your job will be to create a poster for your fellow classmates.  It will be up to you to decide what you think should be put on this poster.  This poster should include drawings and information that will make your classmates more interested in what they eat.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


To get more information, visit these sites:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/digest_noSW/html (Kids Health)

http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/patphys/digestion (Voyage Through Your Digestive Tract)

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/digesyst/newdiges.htm (Importance of Digestion)

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/digest/ (Digestion Activity)

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000126.html (Your Digestive System)

To get even more information, use these key words with search engines:

 


Email me at: aicarlso@zoo.uvm.edu for feedback!!

Thank You!!