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The digestive system is an important part of everyday life and students should know a bit more about how their own digestive system works. This topic was chosen to help increase awareness and responsibility for their own health whilst promoting an innovative and informative learning experience. During the lessons you can find clips, more websites, promote individualistic ideas, and have games for the students to play to help with their presentations and learning experience. This can be a fun and interesting task in which the students learn about one part of the digestive system and teach the rest of their classmates, so as to become a more rewarding experience.

Sugested Lesson Schedule:

Task to be completed over 6 lessons of 1 hour intervals.

Lesson 1- Introduce the students to the digestive system, suggest a movie i.e. The Magic School Bus - Set groups so that all 5 basic digestive organs are going to be covered. - Tell the students what is expected of them - They are expected to research a part of the digestive system over 4 lessons and then present that part to the classroom on the 6th lesson via a powerpoint presentation.

Lesson 2 to 5 - Research and put information on your powerpoint presentation. - If any help is required by the teacher just ask. -use the interactive whiteboard resource. -use the games and quizzes.

Lesson 6- Present PowerPoint to class. -Create a detailed replica of their body and place the organs where they belong.

Teachers Resources: Helpful websites which contain information: The learning federation website has many games and informational application which if you are a member, can access and use within the lessons.

Helpful websites which contain more fun and innovative learning: There are a few websites that you could start with including visual aids, games, information, more information.