Digestive System Grou p & lndividual Activity checklist
oup Activitv: Each person in your group must research the following organs involved in the digestive process. They
are listed below in sections (1-5). **Use your class notes, textbook, brain pop & class packet to define each of the
vocabulary words.
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part f : Each member will define and explain the function of the organ in regards to the digestive system. The
definitions should be thorough for all the vocabulary words relating to that particular section.
1. Mouth
Vocabulary: teeth, salivary glands, carbohydrates, bolis, amylase, pharynx, epiglottis, esophagus, peristalsis.
2. Stomach:
Vocabulary: Hydrochloric acid, pepsin, protein, chyme, pylorus, mucus
3. Small lntestine
Vocabulary: digestive enzymes, fat, villi, nutrients, bile, Duodenum, Jejunum, llleum
4, large Intestine:
Vocabulary: water vitamins, solid waste, rectum, Ascending colon, Descending coton, Transverse colon
5. Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas
Vocabulary: Produce, bile, stored, fats, produce, enzymes, carbohydrates, proteins, glycogen
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2:
Upon completion of part 1, each group member will share his/her section information with the rest of the group
so that the entire group understands the function of each organ as it relates to the digestion process. Use the provided
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worksheet to record (write down) the shared information. After sharing all of the acquired information with your group
members-all members should be able to fully descr,ibe the mechanical and chemical processes of digestion using all the
vocabulary listed above.
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part g: This part is a oroup effort! Get the directions for the Activity: Mapping the Digestive System and complete @
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Part 4: This part is individuoÊeoch person must do this partl Build a paper modelof the digestive system that looks like
the pictures in the classroom. Each section of your paper model should be colored so that it looks similar to the picture.
Cut out each part carefully and tape ¡t to the outline. Parts must be taped down in the proper order beginning with the
pancreas.
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part S: This oartis individual-each person will work at his/her own pace, Do the saliva experiment and the tommy the
torso activity. Can you successfully put Tommy back together?
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This oartis individuqL Complete the Pathway of Digestion -ordering exercise & Facts WS
**When completed, staple all individual worksheets together to turn in as a packet, with this sheet as a cover sheet to
help indicate that you have completed parts 1-6
1. Mouth
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Vocabulary: teeth, salivary glands, carbohydrates, bolis, amylase, pharynx, epiglottis,
esophagus, peristalsis.
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2. Stomach:
Vocabulary: Hydrochloric acid, pepsin, protein, chyme, pylorus, mucus
3. Small Intestine
vocabulary: digestive enzymes, fat, villi, nutrients, bile, Duodenum, Jejunum, illeum
4. Large lntestine:
Vocabulary: water vitamins, solid waste, rectum, Ascending colon, Descending colon,
Transverse colon
5. Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas
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Vocabulary: Produce, bile, stored, fats, produce, enzymes, carbohydrates, proteins, glycogen
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the L0 steps in the pathway of digestion in the correct order
Undigested liquid food paste has turned into solid waste
Food moves into the stomach
Food is swallowed and moves through the esophagus
Solid waste leaves the body through the anus
Food is chewed and mixes with saliva
Water is removed from the undigested food
Food moves into a long tube called the small intestine
Undigested food moves into the large intestine
Food is broken down into a liquid paste as it is mixed with acids
Nutrients are absorbed into the blood by the villi in the small intestine
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Rectum
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