Swedish Fish®
Digestion Lab
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Food Breakdown
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Safety
 Hydrochloric acid (HCl) can be very harmful.
 If HCl gets on your hands, rinse them in the sink
 DO NOT put HCl in or near your mouth
Swedish Fish® Digestion Lab
Analysis Questions
1. Draw what your fish looked like in the mouth cup.
2. Draw what your fish looked like in the stomach cup.
3. What organ does the fish travel to after the stomach to
complete digestion?
4. What happened to the fish when it was mixed with HCl?
5. Using the terms, mechanical breakdown and chemical
breakdown, describe how this activity is similar to what
happens in your body when you eat Swedish Fish®.