Learning about the digestive system

Over the last 2 weeks we have been learning all about our digestive system.

We spent some time exploring the insides of our body using a really good interactive website. We then summarised what we had learned about each part of the digestive system. 

adding a description to each part of the digestive system

Reading what others have written

Checking with a buddy for accuracy

We also had fun replicating the digestive system using a banana, some papertowels and a plastic bag.

Thomas and Dylan being 'teeth' and munching the banana

Milly being the stomach, and mixing stomach acid (we used vinegar) into the banana.

Edie and Charlotte squeezing the banana nutrients through the small intestine

We were also very lucky to have Dr Beena Hegde (Max's Mum) come into class and teach us all about the intestines and how they work. 

Dr Beena Hegde using her son Max as a medical model!

Listening for

Borborygmi!

The class is being the digestive track, and the ball is a piece of food. Where does it go? What happens to the food?

The word of the day is 'Borborygmi', otherwise known as tummy grumbles. Listening through the stethoscope was lots of fun!