Essential Question:
1. What would you observe if you could travel through the human digestive tract?
Due Today
15.1 Sheet
Today’s Announcements
1. Happy Winter Carnival Week! Whiteout Wednesday
2. I will not be available for after school help on Thursday, as I will not be in school.
3. The dodgeball tournament will be happening on Thursday, after school.
Do Now
Without using your notes, what do you remember about the digestive system?
Starred thought of the Day
*If you can’t change the situation, change your attitude.*
Class Activities
Today we worked on building a model of the digestive system; at least the parts where food travels. It goes Mouth—> Pharynx—> Esophagus—> Stomach—> Small Intestine—> Large Intestine—> Rectum.
We haven’t talked much about what the liver and pancreas do, but we’ll get there.
An observation from our class activity- we saw the small intestine was nearly 7 meters long, and the large intestine was 1.5 meters long. This might go against what many people think of as “Small intestine” and “large intestine.” The truth is, it is the diameter of the organ that tells us whether it is large or small.
Homework
Modeling Digestive System Questions- Due Friday
15.2 + 15.3/4 Sheet- Due Monday
Class Video- http://youtu.be/g-aceoJsB7c