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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From One End to the Other

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders trace a piece of food through the alimentary canal and differentiate between mechanical and chemical digestion in several different hands-on activities related to digestion.
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Activity
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Overview of the Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the structure and function of the human digestive system, the accessory digestive organs, the tissue layers of the alimentary canal, the contributions of the enteric and autonomic nervous systems to digestive system...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gastrointestinal Tract

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides excellent resources and information on the gastrointestinal or digestive tract, including images and hyperlinked terms.
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Interactive
Inner Body

Innerbody: Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look inside the human body's digestive system. This site features diagrams of the digestive tract and each part is accompanied by labels and descriptions. Just select an organ by moving the mouse over its image.