Digestive System - 6th Grade

Digestive System - 6th Grade

E. Smith

Obtaining Energy and Removing Waste

• Essential Question: What happens to the insect after the chameleon eats it?

• Purpose: To understand how bodies get energy and know what happens to our waste.

• Why Do I need to know this? It is important to know about our body systems to make choices that increase the likelihood of keeping us healthy, and our body systems working properly.

Open Ended

Do Now:

What do you think happens to the insect after the chameleon eats it?

Lesson Frame

• Today I am: Watching a video, taking notes, and participating in a quizizz activity.

• So I can: Describe the digestive system, it's organs, and their functions.

• I'll know I've got it when: I can choose one of the organs in the digestive system and explain what its function is in the digestive process.

• Exit:

Multiple Choice

The digestive system contains ______ organs.

• 12

• 9

• 10

• 7

Multiple Select

The singular purpose of the digestive system is to transform the raw material of the food we eat into the nutrients our cells need to stay alive. Check 4 boxes to show what nutrients we need.

• vitamins

• carbohydrates

• protein

• salad

• fat

Multiple Choice

The digestive system has four main components.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A twisting channel that transports your food and has an internal surface area of about 30-40 meters squared.

• the trio of organs, the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder

• the gastrointestinal tract

• the mesentery

• the enzymes, hormones, nerves, and blood

Multiple Choice

organs that release special digestive juices, like bile, to break down food

• the trio of organs, the liver, the pancreas, and the gallbladder

• the gastrointestinal tract

• the mesentery

• the hormones, enzymes, nerves, and blood

Multiple Choice

Controls the digestive process, chemically breaks down food into it's molecular nutrients, and delivers the final product to the entire body.

• the trio of organs, the liver, the pancreas, and the gallbladder

• the gastrointestinal tract

• mesentery

• the hormones, enzymes, nerves, and blood

Multiple Choice

A large stretch of tissue that supports and positions all the organs in your abdomen (belly) so they can function properly.

• the trio of organs, the liver, the pancreas, and the gallbladder

• the gastrointestinal tract

• the mesentery

• the hormones, enzymes, nerves, and blood

Multiple Choice

Food is pushed into your stomach by ______.

• Muscular contractions called peristalsis

• Digestive juices

• Voluntary control

• Gravity

Multiple Choice

The role of the pancreas, liver, and gallbladder is to ______.

• Use enzymes and bile to break down food and extract its nutrients

• Break food into small chunks

• Clear the system of any toxins

• Remove liquid from the stomach

Doodle Notes from Q2W5

Down the hatch!

Doodle Notes from Q2W7 Monday

Digestive System

Doodle Notes from Q2W7 Tuesday

esophogus, epiglottis, stomach, small intestine, large intestine,

Doodle Notes from Q2W7 Wednesday

Digestion Team!

Open Ended

Pick one organ from the system and explain its role in the digestive process.