The Human Body's Digestive System Theme Page
Here are a number of links to Internet sites which contain information and/or other links related to the specific theme of the body's Digestive System. Please read our
disclaimer.
[The]
Atlas of the Human Body
- This site has a wide ranging set of diagrams that serve as "road maps"
of the various systems of the human body. See their link to the Digestive
System.
- Better
Body Books
- High school students are challenged to learn the structures and functions
of a body system thoroughly so that they will be able to pass on the concepts
and ideas to younger students in the form of children's books.
- Body
Quest
- A 1997 Think Quest award winner, this site is designed for students ages
11-16 wishing to learn more about anatomy. This link is to the main page which
contains 18 sub-selections. Click on 'Digestive System' for a brief summary
and graphic of the system.
- [La]
Casa de Comida: Digestive System
- Here's another ThinkQuest site - "The House of Food". Within the site,
there's a section dedicated to the digestive system covering descriptions
of how the system works, each of the component parts, various diseases, and
how other animals handle digestion. an
- CLN
Theme Pages
- Other CLN Theme Pages which have information related to the Digestive System
- [The]
Digestive System
- A one page description written for elementary students of what happens
to food once you have eaten it. Also, it includes a link to a fact sheet listing
interesting facts about your digestive system.
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- Digestive
System: A Kinesthetic Lesson
- In this Access Excellence lesson, students act out the functions of the
digestive system.
- Digestive
System: A Body Basics Article
- An introductory article on the digestive system written for kids.
- Digestive
System: A Body Basics Article (Teens)
- An introductory article on the digestive system written for teens.
- How
the Body Works: The Digestion System
- A small animated illustration showing the parts of an apple going through
several stages in the digestion system. (Requires Shockwave)
- Healthtouch
Online: Stomach and Digestive Problems
- Detailed information on the digestive system in general and common ailments.
Each topic is broken down into subtopics for thorough coverage.
- [The]
Human Digestive System
- A simple line drawing of the digestive system. As you roll your mouse over
the various parts, each is highlighted in colour.
- Human
Anatomy Online: The Digestive System
- Click on the digestive system thumbnail to view an enlarged image. By rolling
over parts of the image you can see descriptions of different body parts.
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- Nature's
Best: The Human Body
- This link is to the home page of Nature's Best: The Human Body - a site
intended for high school students. After selecting an appropriate level of
bandwidth, you'll be taken to a menu page offering information on all 8 human
body systems (Circulatory, Digestive, Immune, Muscular, Nervous, Reproductive,
Respiratory and Skeletal). Select "Digestive" for an explanation of the various
body organs involved in breaking food down into small enough parts so that
the nutrients can be absorbed through the intestinal walls into the circulatory
system. (Note: You may have difficulty with the middle and high bandwidth
options)
- Smile
Program Biology Index
- Teachers participating in the SMILE (Science and Mathematics Initiative
for Learning Enhancement) summer session programs each create a single concept
lesson plan. This database has 60 lesson plans in the section on Anatomy &
Physiology that deal directly with the human body's senses and systems. Caution:
Since there is a wide number of authors who have contributed to the database,
the detail and quality of the lesson plans will vary.
- Taste
Buds
- Description of an activity that will help elementary students understand
what taste buds are and where they are on the tongue.
- Tour
the Digestive System
- Use this link to download the .pdf file for a primary teaching unit. Over
the course of 15 lessons, students will learn the body parts and functions
of the digestive system by building a crawl through the system and giving
tours.
- TrackStar
- TrackStar is an online interface which allows instructors to create lessons
for students by sequencing existing instructional content in various web sites
within a lesson. Students explore one topic at a particular location within
one web site then move on to the next topic at another web site. The list
of topics remains visible throughout the lesson so that students can remain
on track. Explorations of the web sites beyond the designated instructional
content are also possible.
This link is to their search page from where a keyword search on "digestive
and system" will produce numerous hits. Caution #1: Many of the web sites
that these lessons access may already be on this CLN page - it's the creation
of lesson objectives and the sequencing of the tours through the sites that
make the lesson potentially useful to your students. Caution #2: The quality
of the lessons (e.g., definining objectives, finding web sites, sequencing
the tours) will vary widely within the TrackStar collection.
- Travel
Brochure of the Body Systems
- In this Access Excellence lesson plan for grades 9-12, students produce
a travel brochure for a tour through each of 8 body systems and a working
model of one of the systems. Assessment rubrics are given.
- [The]
Human Digestive System
- A simple line drawing of the digestive system. As you roll your mouse over
the various parts, each is highlighted in colour.
- [The]
Virtual Body
- MEDtropolis's Website allows students from the upper elementary grades
to listen to a narrated guided tour of the digestion system, zoom in on the
different part of the digestion system and organize a pile of digestion parts
into a completed puzzle. (Requires Shockwave)
- Virtual
Anatomy Textbook: The Nervous System
- Brief descriptions of the functions of the digestive system accompanied
by pictures and diagrams and intended for high school students.
- [A]
Walk Through the Gut
- In this simulation from Access Excellence, students deliver 'food' to student
stations around the room which creatively represent the organs in the digestive
system.
- What
Machine Could Do All of This?
- Would you like to find out how many times your heart beats in a day, or
a month? Perhaps you would like to know the volume of air you inhale in a
day, or a month? This site provides you with a range of information about
your body systems.
Note: The sites listed above will serve as a source of curricular content in the body's Digestive System. For other resources in Science (e.g., curricular content in Earth Science, General Science, Life Science, or Physical Science), or for lesson plans and theme pages, click the "previous screen" button below. Or, click here if you wish to return directly to the CLN menu which will give you access to educational resources in all of our subjects.
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