Digestive System Unit (Updated!)
New Digestive System Worksheets and Notebook Pages Added!
This 150+ page unit on the Digestive System includes worksheets, notebook pages, lapbook/interactive notebook pages, a flap book and also includes hands-on activity ideas (with photos!).
In this Digestive System Unit, students will learn about
- What happens in the mouth – from the types of teeth to the function of saliva
- The GI Tract: the hollow organs of the digestive system – mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
- The Accessory Organs: liver, gall bladder and pancreas
This packet includes worksheets and notebook pages – and all answers are provided. You might want to borrow books from your local library to supplement your unit, but no other books are needed.
The Digestive System Packet is separated into 9 parts. I’ll include photos below!
Introductory Page – Why do we eat food?
Part I — Digestive System: Mouth
Part II — Digestive System: Swallowing; How the Epiglottis Works
Part III — Digestive System: The Digestive Tract
Part IV – Digestive System Overview Pages
Part V – Digestive System Lapbook Materials and Flap Book Activity
Part VI – Small intestines; the liver, gall bladder & pancreas; and the large intestines Notebook Pages & Worksheets
Part VII – The Transformation of Food: Writing Pages
Part VIII – Introduction to Nutrition (New Section Added!)
• Functions of the Digestive System
• Essential Nutrients
• The Digestion of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats
• Enzymes
• Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats
Part IX Nutrition: Fiber and Vitamins
What age is this packet for? This (and many of our packets) is suitable for a homeschool family with kids of a range of ages in elementary and middle school; some of the material would be fine for a high school unit as well. We are a homeschooling family with three kids, each two years apart. We first did this unit (and all the hands-on activities) when the kids were in early elementary. The kids were about ages 5, 7 and 9 at the time. We’ve done this unit several more times (every couple of years) and I have added new material to the packet each time. This latest update includes more materials (30+ new pages!) for middle school (my daughter is 14).
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Digestive System Worksheets and Activities Photos:
Introductory Page – Why do we eat food?
Part I — Digestive System: Mouth
Part II — Digestive System: Swallowing; How the Epiglottis Works
Part III — Digestive System: The Digestive Tract
Part IV – Digestive System Overview Pages (Newly Added!)
Part V – Digestive System Lapbook Materials and Flap Book Activity
Part VI – Small intestines; the liver, gall bladder & pancreas; and the large intestines Notebook Pages & Worksheets
Here is a sample notebook page about the small intestine. On the left you can see the student fill-in-the-blank page. On the right is the full text version. I would print the fill-in-the-blank page/s for my kids and then a full text version for myself. We would take turns reading and my kids would try to provide the missing answer. If they didn’t know, I would provide the answer from the full-text page. Answer pages are always provided both for notebook pages and for worksheets (such as a matching page).
Part VII – The Transformation of Food: Writing Pages
Part VIII – Introduction to Nutrition (New Section Added!)
• Functions of the Digestive System
• Essential Nutrients
• The Digestion of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats
• Enzymes
• Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats
Part IX Nutrition: Fiber and Vitamins
The Digestive System Packet includes worksheets, lapbook pieces as well our hands-on activities.
Note: The Digestive System Packet was recently updated with about 45 new pages. If you purchased this or the Human Body BUNDLE earlier, be sure to check your PayPal email for the update message with your download link. If you need help getting your download link, feel free to email me! ~Liesl
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This 150+ page Digestive System Packet is $7.99. Again, visit the Human Body BUNDLE page to see the bundle options (or scroll down below for more)
$7.99 Digestive System Unit (150+ pages) The Digestive System Packet covers the functions of the digestive system, the organs of the digestive system, the GI tract, how carbohydrates, proteins and fats are digested, the role of enzymes in digestion as well as a section on nutrition – fiber and vitamins.
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We had two books we really used a lot for these units when the kids were in elementary: Human Anatomy Coloring Book (affiliate link) has pages you can print out and color in.
And the The Body Book: Easy-to-Make Hands-on Models That Teach (affiliate link) has really neat models that you can make. We did the joints, bones of the body (see our model here), and some other things, but more about those in those other posts. 
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$6.99 Circulatory System Unit (40 pages)
$3.99 Nervous System Packet (20+ pages)
$5.99 Endocrine System Packet – (60 pages) Exocrine glands are those glands that have ducts and lead to the surface of the body… like sweat glands, tear glands whereas endocrine glands (like the hypothalamus or thyroid) secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
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