Digestion . . . EWWWWW!

What a fun and exciting time we have had working through the human body this year. We have studied the skeleton, heart, lungs, brain, muscles, and the digestive system. We completed the unit today with a station rotation that allowed the kids to study x-rays, monitor their pulse with a tack and a match, make a stethoscope with a Styrofoam cup, learn about reaction time while trying to catch a dollar bill and see an example of how our lungs work with balloons and empty dish soap bottles. However, this post is about the digestive system and how our stomach works. The kids were partnered up last week and given a bag with a few banana slices, a few crackers and a couple of drops of water. We discussed the job of the stomach and the kids got to see first hand how much work it takes to "digest" food. We created a not so appetizing liquid in our "stomachs" and had some interesting conversations about what we observed! As always, lots of fun was had and I hope you enjoy the following video!!