Digestive System

Introduction

You are going to explore some interesting information about the digestive system.  Please record data and answers on your worksheet.

Task

Part A. Go to: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/digestive_system.html

 

1) Read “About the Digestive System.” Why do we digest food in the first place? What nutrients are involved?

  

  • Click on “Body Basics: Digestive System” in the blue box.
  • Click on each organ and read.

 

2) You might already know some of these facts! Name at least 3 organs and a fact about each that you learned from this diagram.

  

  • Scroll down to, “Things      That Can Go Wrong with the Digestive System.”

 

3) What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and what digestive organs does it involve? Describe it in your own words.

 

  

4) What is Cystic Fibrosis and what digestive organs does it involve? Describe it in your own words.

  

 

5) What is Hepatitis and what digestive organs does it involve? Describe it in your own words.

 

 

 

Part B. Go to: http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

  • Click on “English,” “Digestive Track, ” and “Guided      Tour”
  • Participate in the “Guided Tour.” Watch the animations,they are very helpful!     WATCH EVERYTHING

 

6) Name and explain 2 things that you were able to visualize more clearly about the digestive system since you went on the guided tour.

  

  • Click on “Organize Your Organs” and “Start Game” Play this!

Part C. Go to: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_digestive.html

  • Read this page and TAKE THE QUIZ!

 

Part E. Click on: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/natural-history/explore-your-digestive-system

  • Go the orange picture. “Explore the Digestive System”  Go through this tour and make sure to answer the trivia questions!

 

8) How much saliva do you swallow a day?

 

 9) Acids are measured from 1-10 on a pH scale. 1 is the most acidic. How acidic is the acid in your stomach and what is it strong enough to do?!

  

10) Which of the three foods stays in your stomach the longest. Why?

  

11) With which food does the liver have to produce more bile? Why?

 

 

 

Part F. http://health.howstuffworks.com/stomach-growling.htm 

  • Read the information

 

12)  Why does your stomach growl?

 

13) What is one thing you can do to stop it from growling? 

 

  14) Now that you’ve learning some facts about your digestive system, do you think that your digestive system is made of mostly voluntary or involuntary muscles? Explain.

 

 

 Part G.  http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/_bfs_DSquizsource.html

  • Click on the picture to take the quiz
  • Call me over to see your score.  Write it here________________________

 

Part H.  https://www.brainpop.com/games/gutsandbolts/

  • Try to build a digestive system by playing guts and bolts
  • ID: Ironwoodaz  Password: Eagles
Process

Please make sure that your worksheet is complete.  If you need to revisit any sites, you may go back and do so.

Conclusion

When you are finished, please raise your hand to turn in your worksheet.