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Unit 3 Human Biology and Health
Chapter 15 Food and Digestion
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Teacher Resources Student Extra Credit
15-1 Food and Energy |
15-2 Digestive Process Begins |
15-3 Final Digestion & Absorption |
| Day 1 |
| Topic 15-1 Food and Energy |
| Objectives Identify the nutrients used by the body. Define nutrients. Name two kinds of carbohydrates. List five ways the body uses proteins. Explain why vitamins are important. Explain why minerals are so important. Describe how to use the Food Guide Pyramid to plan a balanced diet. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework
On the BoardNutrient:chemical substance that is needed to carry out life processes Carbohydrate:nutrient that supplies energy Protein: nutrient needed to build and repair cells Fats: energy storage units Molecule: smallest part of a substance that has all the properties of that substance Amino Acid: building block of proteins Enzyme: protein that controls chemical activities Vitamin: nutrient made by living organisms Deficiency Disease: disease caused by the lack of a certain nutrient Mineral: nutrient needed by the body to develop properly Malnutrition: poor nutrition caused by an unbalanced diet |
| TEC |
Resources  Height
Weight Chart and Recommended Intake plus Questions Energy
In Energy Out Calories In Sports |
| Day 2 |
| Topic How do living things get energy? |
| Objectives Explain how organisms "burn" food to get energy. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Calorie: unit used to measure energy from foods Oxidation: slow burning of foods in your body
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| TEC |
Resources Diet Analaysis Assignment |
| Day 3 |
| Topic 15-1 Food and energy |
| Objectives Determine daily calorie intake. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-HomeworkWhat
Are My Daily Calorie Needs? Complete download 4 pages Classification
of activities
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| TEC |
| ResourcesAdolescent
Nutrition Scenarios Recommended
Dietary Allowances 11-18 Food
Pyramid Daily
Food Diary of an Elderly Person |
| Day 4 |
| Topic 15-2 The Digestive Process Begins |
| Objectives Identify the organs in the digestive system. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Digestion: process by which foods are changed into forms the body can use Saliva: liquid in the mouth that helps in digestion Pharnyx: tube connecting the mouth to the esophagus; throat Esophagus: tube that connects the mouth to the stomach Epiglotis: flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe Peristalsis: wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive tract
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| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 5 |
| Topic 15-2 Digestion |
| Objectives Compare chemical and mechanical digestion. Explain the function of enzymes. Describe what happens to food once it enters the stomach. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Chemical Digestion: large food molecules are broken down into smaller food molecules Mechanical Digestion: large pieces of food are crushed into smaller pieces molecules Enamel:hard outer covering of the tooth Dentin: spongy substance below the enamel of the tooth Enzyme: protein that controls chemical reactions in the body Saliva: liquid in the mouth that helps in digestion Gastric Juice: produced in the stomach that contains mucus, pepsin, and HCl acid Pepsin:enzyme that digests proteins Chyme: thick liquid form of food
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| TEC |
| Resources Digestion
Notes Digestion
Questions |
| Day 6 |
| Topic 15-3 Final Digestion and Absorption |
| Objectives Describes what happens to food in the small intestine. Describe what happens to food after it leaves the small intestine. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Liapse: enzyme that digests fats and oils Bile: green liquid that breaks down fats and oils Emulsification: process of breaking down large droplets of fat into small droplets of fat Absorption: movement of food from the digestive system to the blood Colon: large intestine Villi: fingerlike projection on the lining of the small intestine
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| TEC |
| Resources |
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Teacher Resources
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| BODY SYSTEMS |
| Human
Body Quest Group activity to create a presentation about one of the body's
systems. 10 different systems. Presentation planner could be an individual
asignment. |
 Inside the Human Body: Science
Fact File Investigate
the systems of the human body |
| DIET |
| Diet Analaysis Assignment |
| FOOD |
| Snack Smart
13 pages Identify healthy snacks and engage in regular physical activity. |
| Food Label Web Quest |
| NUTRIENTS |
| Food
Nutrients |
| VITAMINS |
Student Extra Credit
|
 The Bacteria behind Ulcers One half to one third of the world's
population harbors Helicobacter pylori, "slow" bacteria that infect the stomach
and can cause ulcers and cancer there. Download questions by clicking here. |
| Super Size Me! A
worksheet to accompany "Super Size Me", the movie which explores the
connection between fast-food, lack of exercise, inadequate nutrition, and physical
education, and the obesity epidemic currently plaguing our nation. Found at the
Biology Zone. |
| Toilet
Paper |
Prentice Hall 502-514
Balanced Diet Girl at college and eating habits. May
not find.
Investigations 
Art