Name: Karena AlNusir Date: December 11
Student Exploration: Digestive System
Vocabulary: absorption, amino acid, carbohydrate, chemical digestion, chyme, complex carbohydrate,
digestion, digestive system, elimination, enzyme, fat, fatty acid, fiber, food calorie, mechanical digestion,
monoglyceride, nutrient, peristalsis, protein, starch, sugar, villus
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. Why do we need to eat food? We need to eat food in order to gain energy,
nutrients, and to survive
2. How do you think our bodies break food down food breaks down by chemical and
into useful nutrients? mechanical digestions that happen in the
digestive system. When food move through
peristalsis to stomach when enzyme breaks
protein down into amino acids and it forms
chyme that go to small intestine where
carbohydrates breaks down to simple sugar
and the absorption takes place.
Gizmo Warm-up
The digestive system is a group of organs that does three things:
● First, the digestive system breaks food down into useful
nutrients, a process called digestion.
● Next, the nutrients move into the bloodstream, a process
called absorption.
● Finally, the leftover waste is removed from the body, a
process called elimination.
With the Digestive System Gizmo, you can arrange the organs of the
digestive system any way you like. To begin, look at the organs on the LARGE ORGANS tab. Place your
cursor over each organ to learn more about it.
1. Which organs allow nutrients to be absorbed? small and large intestine
2. Which organ stores and compacts waste
Rectum
before it is eliminated?
3. Which two organs help to break food down
mouth and stomach
mechanically?
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Student Exploration: Digestive System
Vocabulary: absorption, amino acid, carbohydrate, chemical digestion, chyme, complex carbohydrate,
digestion, digestive system, elimination, enzyme, fat, fatty acid, fiber, food calorie, mechanical digestion,
monoglyceride, nutrient, peristalsis, protein, starch, sugar, villus
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. Why do we need to eat food? We need to eat food in order to gain energy,
nutrients, and to survive
2. How do you think our bodies break food down food breaks down by chemical and
into useful nutrients? mechanical digestions that happen in the
digestive system. When food move through
peristalsis to stomach when enzyme breaks
protein down into amino acids and it forms
chyme that go to small intestine where
carbohydrates breaks down to simple sugar
and the absorption takes place.
Gizmo Warm-up
The digestive system is a group of organs that does three things:
● First, the digestive system breaks food down into useful
nutrients, a process called digestion.
● Next, the nutrients move into the bloodstream, a process
called absorption.
● Finally, the leftover waste is removed from the body, a
process called elimination.
With the Digestive System Gizmo, you can arrange the organs of the
digestive system any way you like. To begin, look at the organs on the LARGE ORGANS tab. Place your
cursor over each organ to learn more about it.
1. Which organs allow nutrients to be absorbed? small and large intestine
2. Which organ stores and compacts waste
Rectum
before it is eliminated?
3. Which two organs help to break food down
mouth and stomach
mechanically?
Reproduction for educational use only. Public sharing or posting prohibited. © 2020 ExploreLearning™ All rights reserved
, Reproduction for educational use only. Public sharing or posting prohibited. © 2020 ExploreLearning™ All rights reserved
