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In this activity, learners will review the functions of basic digestive organs, understand how diet affects digestion, understand how digestive tracks may differ, and then step outside to compare the

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this highly collaborative activity, learners design and complete a controlled experiment which attempts to answer a simple question about the slime mold Physarum.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Learners draw and cut out shapes of organs from construction paper. Then they attach these organs to the body of one learner to make a life-sized map of all the internal organs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity that can be used as a lab or demonstration, learners use Lactaid® and lactose to demonstrate the concept of enzyme action.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this simulation, learners act out each digestive function of the organs, tissues, and cells in the digestive tract.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Although we may not admit it, all humans fart or pass some gas. In this activity, learners make their own model to mimic food passing through intestines and discover what releases gas.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Some animals can swallow food whole, but humans have to chew. In this activity, learners will investigate what saliva does chemically to food before we even swallow.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This simulation helps learners understand what happens to food as it passes through the digestive system.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity on page 2 of the PDF, learners test different materials to find out which is the best insulator.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this biology activity, learners recreate the process of digestion in a zip lock bag. A bit of soda pop added to some crumbled crackers approximates how acids in the stomach dissolve food.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Chemistry—It’s Elemental), learners use iodine to identify foods that contain starch.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes