Summary
Arnold swallows the shrunken bus, and the class takes an unplanned tour of the human digestive system. They follow lunch from mouth to stomach to see how the body breaks down food.
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Discussion
Arnold swallows the shrunken bus, and the class takes an unplanned tour of the human digestive system.
- What happens to food in your mouth before you even swallow?
- Why does the body need to break food down so small?
- Which body parts work together to digest a meal?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: digestion, stomach, nutrient.
Try it: Draw the path of a bite of food through the body and label three stops along the way.