Traveling through the Digestive System!

You have just eaten your most favorite food in the world! Lucky you!!
Describe the journey your food takes through your digestive system
from the point of view of the food.

Details:
Type and save in a Word document under your student ID.
If you are having trouble, save it on the aximelteams drive
Include a proper heading.
Give your story a title.
Describe with great detail the food you are.
You can add pictures after you are done typing.

DO NOT PRINT - just save to your student ID.

Include and underline the following words:
You must include the function of each word in your story -
Example: I am now traveling past the epigloittis which closed to
prevent me from traveling down into the trachea"

1. mouth, including teeth & salivary glands (11cm)
2. epiglottis
3. esophagus (25cm)
4. stomach (22 cm)
5. small intestine (690 cm)
6. villi (in small intestine)
7. large intestine (colon) (152 cm)
8. rectum*(14 cm)

* be school appropriate!!

How you will be graded:

______   /2  mouth, teeth & salivary glands
______   /2  epiglottis
______   /2  esophagus
______   /2  stomach
______   /2  small intestine
______   /2  villi (in small intestine)
______   /2  large intestine (colon)
______   /2  rectum

_____  /4 story content/creativity

 Total _______ /20 points

 

Resources:
It Takes Guts Song
It Takes Guts Organ Functions & model of digestive system
It Takes Guts Song Website
Digestive System
Your Digestive System

Science Bob Digestive System
KidsHealth Digestive System

When you are finished you can visit:
science_text_revolve_md_wht
Yucky fun and games
Edheads
The Amazing Human Body
Frank's Anatomy
Medtropolis Virtual Human Body
KidInfo Human Body System

Digestive System Movie