Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Science
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Materials Needed: Post-it® Super Sticky Notes 3 x 3, Ultra Colors 6 Pads (654-6SSAU), Pencil or crayon, scissor, ruler, tape
Materials Needed:
- Post-it® Super Sticky Notes 3 x 3
- Ultra Colors 6 Pads (654-6SSAU)
- Pencil or crayon
- scissor
- ruler
- tape
Description:
This activity helps students to learn the length of the digestive system.
Instructions:
Step 1: Divide the class into four or five groups. Each group will be assigned a corner of the classroom to work.
Step 2: The teacher displays a picture and the measurements of each part of the digestive system on the board or smart board.
Step 3: Tell the students they will measure and label the average digestive system using a five colored pad Post-it® Notes. The teacher will review the parts of the digestive system and pass five different color pads of the Post-it® Notes.
Step 4: Each group will connect the Post-it Notes and masking tape to represent each part of the digestive system. ( Use ruler & scissor to cut Post-it Notes)
Step 5: The students will use masking tape or string to represent an uncoiled intestine by using a labeled Post-it Notes in the front and end of the small and large intestine.
Step 6: The first group to measure the entire length of the digestive system and record the results is the winner. How many inches? Feet? Yards?
