November 18th, 2015 The Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton

Name:__________________________


Date:_____________________

Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!



Subject: Digestion: What happens to the food you eat after it leaves the esophagus and enters the stomach?

Level#1

Food passes from the esophagus into the stomach. Food can stay in the stomach for up to six hours. The stomach is made of muscle it moves the food around to help it digest.


1. Where does the food go after it leaves the esophagus?




2. How long can food stay in the stomach?




3. What is the stomach made of?




Level#2

Food passes from the esophagus into the stomach. Food can stay in the stomach for up to six hours. Like the mouth mechanical and chemical digestion take place in the stomach. Muscles in the stomach move the food around. Enzymes and acids are released to break down the food chemically.


1. Where does the food go after it leaves the esophagus?



2. When the muscles in your stomach are moving the food around what type of digestion is taking place?




3. How are your mouth and your stomach alike?




4. What is released in your stomach to break down the food chemically?





Level#3

Food passes from the esophagus into the stomach. Food can stay in the stomach for up to six hours. Like the mouth mechanical and chemical digestion take place in the stomach. Muscles in the stomach move the food around. Enzymes and acids are released to break down the food chemically.
The body produces a coating of mucus to protect the stomach lining from these acids.



1. When the muscles in your stomach are moving the food around what type of digestion is taking place?



2. How are your mouth and your stomach alike?




3.  What is released in your stomach to break down the food chemically?




4. What does the body do to protect the stomach lining from the acids it uses to digest food?








Parent's Signature: ___________________________________


Parent's Comments: