Digestive System
Digestion is a complex process, involving a wide variety of organs and chemicals that work together to break down food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate wastes. But have you ever wondered what would happen if some of those organs were eliminated, or if the sequence was changed? Can the digestive system be improved? Find out by designing your own digestive system with the Digestive System Gizmo.
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Digestion is a complex process, involving a wide variety of organs and chemicals that work together to break down food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate wastes. But have you ever wondered what would happen if some of those organs were eliminated, or if the sequence was changed? Can the digestive system be improved? Find out by designing your own digestive system with the Digestive System Gizmo.
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Task Card: Digestive System
This task card can be used for remote learning or in class as a small group or individual activity. In th... (more)is activity, students will explore the organs of the digestive system and design their own 4 organ system to support digestion.
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Biology, Middle School Life Science
EL STEM Lesson Digestive System
This STEM activity allows students to discover and diagnose how to maximize the digestive process and ach... (more)ieve a healthy digestion with water absorption of 75% and a calorie absorption closest to 100% by feeding it different types of food.
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Biology
Vocabulario: Sistema Digestivo
Vocabulario en español.
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5th Grade Science
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Sistema Digestivo
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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5th Grade Science
Constructing Explanations Prompt - Claim, Evidence Reasoning
This CER worksheet allows students to deepen their understanding of the human digestive system by selecti... (more)ng two organs that they could live without. They state a claim and support it with evidence and reasoning.
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AP Biology, Biology, Middle School Life Science
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I modified for 7th grade to take the emphasis off biochem but they love building the system!
Recommended for: Middle School Life ScienceGizmo User from Texas
Using this for our new Living Earth (NGSS) course
Recommended for: BiologyGizmo User from Connecticut
very good with details and is a good process of learning
Recommended for: 5th Grade ScienceGizmo User from Florida
My anatomy students love this and learn so much!
Recommended for: AP Biology, BiologyGizmo User from Texas
Awesome Gizmo!!! My Anatomy & Physiology class loved it!!
Recommended for: Middle School Life ScienceGizmo User from South Carolina
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