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Digestion

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1993

Digestion
23 min3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
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Summary

Bill follows a meal on its journey, showing the digestive system as a connected set of structures that break food into fuel your body can use.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill follows a meal on its journey, showing the digestive system as a connected set of structures that break food into fuel your body can use..

  1. What happens to food before it ever reaches your stomach?
  2. Why does the body need to break food into smaller pieces?
  3. Which body parts work together during digestion?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: digestion, stomach, nutrient.

Try it: Draw the path food takes and label three stops along the way.