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• Teaching the parts of the digestive system to 4th graders.

• There are 20 students 10 girls and 10 boys.

• There are 8 African Americans, 2 Chinese, and 10 whites.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

My students will describe how the digestive system works after looking at diagrams, participating in class songs and dances, seeing videos, playing games, and making posters by the end of the week with 95% accuracy.

DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN

1. On this day I will introduce the digestive system.

2. On day two my class will learn about where the digestive system begins.

3. On day three my class will learn about the esophagus.

4. On day four my class will learn about the stomach and liver.

5. On day five my class will learn about the small and large intestines.

USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Students will use the computers in lab to get pictures and information for their posters, and they will use websites to learn more about the digestive system.

WORKS CITED

Durani, Y. (2012, October 1). Your Digestive System. Retrieved September 23, 2014, from http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html

Human Digestive System - EnchantedLearning.com. (n.d.). Retrieved September 23, 2014, from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive/