Curated OER
Digestion and Nutrition
In this digestion learning exercise, students will review a diagram showing the parts of the digestive system and the length of the intestines. Students will complete 3 short answer questions based on the diagram.
Curated OER
Following Digestion of a Meal
In this digestion worksheet, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastroenteritis in Children
Thorough overview of gastroenteritis in children. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Constipation and Impaction
Thorough overview of constipation. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Gastroenteritis in Adults
Thorough overview of gastroenteritis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Lactose Intolerance
Thorough overview of lactose intolerance. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Bowel Obstruction
Thorough overview of the different ways your bowels can be obstructed. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment and more.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Digestive System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human digestive system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Ibs)
Thorough overview of IBS. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment and more.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Digestive System
Students learn about the organs and major functions of the digestive system, the roles of intestinal bacteria, and about diseases of the digestive system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Large Intestine
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Liquid to solid. What does this mean? Well, that's exactly what the large intestine does. It takes the remains of digested food - that is, food in which all the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Excretion
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Toxic waste must be disposed of properly or there can be serious consequences. It is the same with your body--your waste needs to be removed from you. And that is...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Your Digestive System
Use this site to learn about the amazing process of digestion through the digestive system. View great drawings about other parts of the body that aid in this process. Available in Spanish.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Digestive System
The parts of the digestive system and how they function are explained. An interactive diagram shows the location of each part of the system, and summarizes what each does. Disorders of the digestive system are also described.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Small and Large Intestines
With this module, students will be able to identify three main adaptations of the small intestine's wall that increase its absorptive capacity. Students will also trace the pathway of food waste from its point of entry into the large...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Diggin' Into Digestion
In this lesson, students learn about physical and chemical changes during digestion through a variety of activities.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Digestive System, Fact or Fiction?
In this lesson students read fun, gross, or interesting facts about the digestive system and they are introduced to several unfamiliar words and encouraged to "be on the lookout" for those words during the lesson.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Human Gastrointestinal (Gi) Tract
This site provides an in-depth look at the human gastrointestinal tract.
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: Basic Functional Anatomy of the Digestive System
This site has a concise description of the digestive system with a nice diagram. The site also provides basic definitions of key parts.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Human Digestive System
Excellently detailed drawing (with labels) of the digestive system with an accompanying explanation of the digestive process. Includes a glossary and a blank label me print-out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Large Intestine
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the functions of the large intestine.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Digestive System
Article explains the how the digestive system works, considering each step as food moves from the mouth, through the esophagus, into the stomach, and then into the small and large intestines. Select digestive disorders are also...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Body Basics: Digestive System: Diagram
Roll-over labeled diagram highlights the function of each component in the digestive system: mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus, liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, and anus.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's a Fart?
A KidsHealth explanation of what flatus is and some ways in which it is caused.