Science 7: 2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Digestive System Webquest - Due Friday 11/2

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WEBQUEST

Objectives:

1. Be able to identify the specific parts of the organs within the

digestive system.

2. Understand the movement of food through the digestive tract.

3. Organize the parts of the digestive system in order.

4. Explain the structures and functions within the digestive system.

Your Task: -

Go to: http://interactivehuman.blogspot.com/2008/05/digestion-interactive-game-for-kids.html

Choose to digest the ice cream. Follow the path of the ice cream through the digestive system. Read the information bubbles. Answer the following questions.

1. What nutrients are found in ice cream? _______________________________________________________________

2. Based on the reading, what do you think an enzyme does? - _______________________________________________________________

3. What does bile do in the duodenum (the beginning of the small intestine)? _______________________________________________________________

4. What are the small finger-like projections in the ileum (end of small intestine) called? _____________ What do they do?_____________________________ _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

5. What does the colon do? __________________________________________

Next click on the following link: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/digestive-system.html?ref=search&WT.ac=msh-k-dtop-en-search-clk#

Review the body basics digestive animation and read the article

6. What does the word “digestion” mean?. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. The order of the structures of the digestive system are listed below. Next to each structure write its function. (This will give you a more complete list than the previous site). As you read through the information, click “continue” at the bottom of the reading to move to the next page.

a. Saliva and Teeth in the mouth - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Esophagus - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. Stomach - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the chemical in your stomach that breaks down food and kills bacteria? ____________________________________________________________

d. Small intestine - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

a. Pancreas - ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Liver - ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. Gall bladder - ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

e. Large intestine - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

a. appendix - ______________________________________________________

b. colon - ______________________________________________________

c. rectum - ______________________________________________________

8. Learn about gurgling stomach noises

– Go to https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-makes-your-stomach-growl

9. -Go to http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fart.html

-What causes farts?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________