Lesson Plan Sample LP 100
Lesson Plan Sample LP 100
I. Objectives:
2. Motivation
Give an apple (or other treat) to your students. Ask them to think about the
path that the apple is taking through the body.
The Apple starts in the mouth and ends as expelled waste, but what happens
in between?
3. Lesson Proper
3.1 Activity – Whole Class Activity
Brainstorm ideas of the path the apple takes and write them on the board.
(5 min.)
nd
2 Activity – By group
The class will be divided into 3 groups.
By group, let the students rank the brainstorm ideas in order of occurrence
in the digestive sequence. 1 whole sheet of paper. (2 min.)
Pass out the vocabulary worksheets and hand out the schematic drawing
of the digestive system worksheets. Allow them to use the vocabulary
sheets to fill in the names of the important parts of the digestive system.
Walk around the room to answer questions and check participation. (5
min.)
Chose the reporter and let him/her present their work in front of class.
3.2 Analysis
The teacher will ask the following question to the students:
- What are the major organs of the digestive system and how
does it work?
- What are the main function of the Digestive System?
3.3 Abstraction
The Digestive System: Important Organs and their Functions
Mouth - the beginning of the digestive tract. In fact, digestion starts before you even take a
bite. Your salivary glands get active as you see and smell that pasta dish or warm bread.
After you start eating, you chew your food into pieces that are more easily digested. Your
saliva mixes with the food to begin to break it down into a form your body can absorb and
use. When you swallow, your tongue passes the food into your throat and into your
esophagus.
Esophagus - Long tube connecting the mouth to the stomach. After you swallow,
peristalsis pushes the food down your esophagus into your stomach.
Liver - Produces bile to aid in digestion which is then stored in the Gall Bladder. This is the
largest organ in the body cavity.
Gall Bladder - Stores bile secreted by liver. This is a smallsac found under the liver.
Stomach - Found at the end of the esophagus. First stop for food. Chemical digestion
occurs here.
Pancreas - Long, flat organ that branches off of the top of the small intestine.
Small intestine - Your small intestine makes digestive juice, which mixes with bile and
pancreatic juice to complete the breakdown of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Bacteria in
your small intestine make some of the enzymes you need to digest carbohydrates. Your
small intestine moves water from your bloodstream into your GI tract to help break down
food. Your small intestine also absorbs water with other nutrients.
The colon (Large Intestine), rectum, and anus - The role of the lower GI tract is to
solidify the waste product (by absorbing water), store the waste product until it can be
evacuated (going to the bathroom) and help with the evacuation process.
1. ascending colon,
2. transverse colon,
3. descending colon and
4. sigmoid colon.
- All together the colon is approximately 7 feet long and connects to the rectum. Here as
in most other parts of the GI system, the waste product is moved along by peristalsis. As
the waste product passes through the colon, water is absorbed and stool is formed.
-The stool from the colon is stored in the rectum. The anal sphincter provides the control
over releasing stool or holding it. Once stool arrives in the rectum, a feedback to the brain
makes the person aware of the need for a bowel movement. Voluntary control over the anal
sphincter lets us hold the stool until we go to the toilet.
3.4 Application
Same grouping, write a short essay entitled “A Day in the Life of an Apple”.
Write the essay in first person and include every step from being put into the
mouth until the apple is expelled as waste.
IV. Assessment
Short Quiz
1. Food is completely digested and absorbed in what organ?
a. stomach b. Small intestine
c. Large intestine d. liver
2. Which of the following processes turns food into a new form that cells can use?
A. Chewing or mastication B. Churning process
C. Peristalsis D. Enzyme action
3. The enzyme in the saliva that partially digests carbohydrates is____?
A. Pepsin B. Steapsin
C. Lipase D. Amylase
4. ________________ - It can be found in the lining of the small intestine and are responsible for
the absorption of nutrients.
5-6. Bile is secreted by the ___________ and stored in the ____________.
V. Assignment
Research about Digestive Problems and Components of a Healthy Diet and Healthy
Practices for the Digestive System.
Prepared by:
JELORD B. ROSALITA
Teacher