Plus dont miss the free printabledigestive system worksheetspdf file at the bottom of the post.
Its a good questions.
Thisdigestion experimentis certainly hands-on and simple to replicate!
The fantastic visual ofthe digestive system for kidshelps kids really comprehend what happens.
All 4 worksheets include an answer key!
Ask them what happens when we eat our food.
But why does it look so different when it comes out?
It comes out a different color, texture, and ….. well it smells.
In this fascinating andmemorablehuman body science projectchildren will learn and visualize what happens to the food they eat.
Digestive system process for kids
Gather all your supplies and put on your gloves.
Pour 1-2 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in your ziplock bag.
Now its time to demonstrate the digestive process.
For ourdigetsive system modelwe are going to jump right to step 4 when the food is in the stomach.
For the digestion experiment, students will put the food (banana and crackers) directly into the ziplockstomach.
Seal it and have kids squish it, along with thestomach acidlemon juice or vinegar around.
Digestive System for Kids
Now the food goes into the intestines.
Have the stockings hang over a bin to catch the mess liquid being re-absorbed into the body as nutrients.
They will squeeze the food down the instestines.
The cup represents thelarge intestine the last stop in the digestive process.
Remember that the large intestine is about 3-4 wide.
