SCIENCE VI JULIET U. BANDIOLA GENERAL GREGORIO S. ALOÑA MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENGAGEMENT Why do we eat food? If you are hungry, how do you feel? Have you ever wondered what happened to the food you have just eaten? What processes undergoes until it becomes nutrients that will nourish your body?
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Parts of the Digestive System
Parts of the Digestive System
becomes a liquid called “chyme”
the small intestine.
CHAIN OF EVENTS Think of one food item that you enjoy eating. Using a diagram and describe the chain of events that happens during digestion of your favorite food. Indicate all the structures that are involved.
Why is breakfast considered as the most important meal of the day?
TRIVIA BORBORYGMUS is the rumbling sound in the stomach. When you hear your stomach rumbling, it is a signal from your brain that the stomach has begun the digestion
EVALUATION Arrange the following statements according to the process of digestion and absorption in the body. Number each of the steps according to the sequence it occurs.
____ Water is absorbed. ____ Food is broken into small pieces. ____ Nutrients pass through the blood stream. ____ Waste are removed from the body. ____ Food is liquefied and digested into forms that cell can use.
ASSIGNMENT The digestive system provides nourishment for all the cells of our body. What are good habits that will keep our digestive system healthy?