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This Digestive System Simulation lesson plan also includes:
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What do a sandwich bag and a mouth have in common? Your classes are about to find out in a hands-on lesson that has groups build models of the digestive system. Using a little imagination, learners use everyday materials to create a three-dimensional model that simulates the structure and function of the parts of the digestive system. They cap off their experience by helping a cracker through their simulation models.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have learners take their models to younger classrooms and teach a mini-lesson on the digestive system
Classroom Considerations
- Be sure to protect workspaces with newspaper or similar material as the activity may become messy
- Expects a previous understanding of the organs of the digestive system
- The lesson is the 12th in a 21-part series on the systems of the body
Pros
- Includes background knowledge necessary for each organ of the digestive system
- Provides questioning strategies to use with pupils during the activity
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