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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Body Series - Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
With articles entitled, "What's Puke?" and "What is a Fart?" this digestive system activity is sure to be a gas! Elementary anatomists do a belly dance to illustrate how food moves through the digestive system and then design a board...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Body Series - The Digestive System Quiz (Grades 6 to 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
Get those gastric juices going with a delicious quiz on the digestive system! Middle school learners fill in the blanks about the process of digestion, the function of different organs and fluids, and problems that can occur with the...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Digestive System Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this digestive system quiz worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Real Deal on the Digestive System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the human body by viewing video clips. In this digestive system lesson, 6th graders discuss what they think happens when they swallow food. Students view a Brain Pop clip demonstrating the digestion of food and...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What Do You Know About the Human Microbiome?

For Students 6th - 12th
Scholars answer 10 multiple choice questions to test their knowledge about the human body and microbes. Correct answers come with a rewarding tone and brief description.
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Interactive
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Scholastic

Study Jams! The Human Body

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
A brief set of anatomy slides introduces viewers to the five levels of organization (cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms). The slides focus on the muscular, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Digestion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders answer the question what happens to the food you eat? They complete a worksheet about the food you eat. They discuss the different types of teeth that we have. Students complete digestion poster in which they color and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Introduction To Anatomy Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
Test your class on anatomy vocabulary words with this quiz. Pupils identify various parts of the human body by choosing the correct term for each given description. This is a basic multiple choice quiz with 10 questions. Class members...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's For Lunch? (Digestive System)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify components of the digestive system and explain functions. They create and label a diagram of the digestive system. They watch the video "Passage of Food" and perform a proper dissection of a frog. They create a flow map...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dietary Fiber Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research fiber and consider its sources, functions and importance to overall health. They sample high-fiber items, complete worksheets and take a quiz on their fiber research.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Harvesting Energy from Food: How do Plants Help Humans?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Beginning botanists view slides of plant vascular tissue. They watch Magic School Bus Gets Planted, which you can find online, and then write a summary of what they have learned about plants. This lesson could be used with upper...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food and Food Groups

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the importance of diet and its relationship to disease. They examine their own attitudes about the foods they eat.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Your Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 8th
A complete student lesson on the human digestive system. Students can listen to the text being read, watch a video on the subject, and view an interactive diagram of the digestive system. When finished, learners take an online quiz.
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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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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Digestive System Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human digestive system, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Digestive System

For Students 3rd - 5th
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, explains how the digestive system works.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Anatomia

For Students 9th - 10th
Free interactive practice tests, in Spanish, aid in learning the Human Skeleton, Human Skull, Digestive System, Respiratory System, and Venous System. Tests are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Food Nutrition Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over food nutrition, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.