The Human Digestive System
Follow a meal from bite to nutrient with a labeled body-systems tour.
Materials
6 materials1
Starter slide
1
Two-minute clip
2
Lesson slides
2
Annotated diagram
3
Recording sheet
4
Quick check quiz
Lesson plan
4 phases, 42 minGoal
Students can trace food through the digestive system and explain where nutrients enter the blood.
1
Hook & warm-up
Spark curiosity with a quick prompt that connects the human digestive system to what students already know.
5 min
class
Starter slide
Two-minute clip
2
Direct instruction
Introduce the core ideas with a guided walkthrough and clear worked examples.
14 min
class
Lesson slides
Annotated diagram
3
Guided practice
Students apply the concept in pairs or small groups while the teacher circulates and confers.
18 min
pair
Recording sheet
4
Wrap-up & check
Consolidate the big idea and check understanding with a short exit ticket.
5 min
single
Quick check quiz
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Ratings & comments
Has anyone tried running this with a larger class? Curious how the group activity scales to 30+ students.
The assessment rubric alone was worth it. I have reused it across three other lessons since.
Glad it was useful. Let me know how the series goes.
Great question — I ran it with 28 and just added a third station to keep group sizes down. Worked fine.
Same here — back-to-back is the way to go.
Clear, classroom-ready, and the materials list is accurate. My only tweak was adding a few more minutes to the practice phase.
Sixty-five minutes matches my experience too. I now split it across two shorter periods.
A year down worked for me with the reading swapped for the summary version.
Totally agree, the wrap-up is the strongest part.
I did the same swap. Saved setup time and students were just as engaged.
This is now a staple in my unit. The progression from hook to wrap-up feels natural and easy to follow.
That is a fair point about the sourcing — I have listed two substitutes in the materials now.
Setup was about ten minutes for me once the materials were out on the bench.
Good to know the hook travels — I will try that.