The Digestive System

Academic Vocabulary

High Int
Young Learners & Teens
Grades 5–9

In this resource, students learn or review the body's process of breaking down food in order to gain nutrients. Students label a diagram and practice describing the digestive process. This lesson includes completing a chart and partner work.

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academic
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science
body
digestive system
graphic organizers
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

mouth
gallbladder
pancreas
small intestine
appendix
anus
salivary glands
esophagus
liver
stomach
large intestine
rectum
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