July 18th, 2018 I Am Malala by: Malala Yousafzai

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*To improve your MATH SKILLS spend at least 20 minutes practicing them using IXL.COM. (REMEMBER TO ENTER YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD WHEN LOGGING ON! THAT WILL BE PROOF THAT YOU DID IT!)

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!

Level#1

The esophagus is a food tube made of muscle. It squeezes together and pushes the food down toward the stomach. It connects the mouth to the stomach.

1. Explain what the esophagus is and what it is made of.






2. Explain how the esophagus moves food down toward the stomach.





3. What does the esophagus connect?









Level#2

The esophagus is a food tube made of muscle. Muscles in the esophagus squeeze together, involuntarily, to push the food down toward the stomach. It connects the mouth to the stomach.

1. Explain the job/role that the esophagus does when we swallow food.




2. What is the esophagus made of ?




3. Do we control the action of the esophagus as it pushes the food toward the stomach?




Level#3

The esophagus is a food tube made of muscle. Muscles in the esophagus squeeze together, involuntarily, to push the food down toward the stomach. It connects the mouth to the stomach. There is a flap of tissue called the epiglottis between these two opening. the epiglottis closes when you swallow. This keeps food from going down the windpipe and prevents you from choking.


1. Explain the job/role that the esophagus does when we swallow food.






2. What is the esophagus made of ?





3. Do we control the action of the esophagus as it pushes the food toward the stomach?




4. What is the flap of tissue called that closes when you swallow and what does it prevent you from doing?








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