Topic/ Title: Roles of the organs of the digestive system.

Grade Level: Grade 8

Time Allotment: 60 minutes
Learning Competencies and Objectives:

At the end of the session, student should be able to:

1.. Explain the roles of the organs of the digestive system.
2. Infer what diseases or discomfort one may acquire if there is no
proper care of the digestive organs.

MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Group the students into 5. Powerpoint

Explain the “FOOD ROULETTE” game with the

student.
ELICIT (LANGUAGE) MATERIALS
 Show some pictures of different machine. Pictures

 Let the students identify the pictures.

 Ask them, what is common among the pictures?

ENGAGE (LANGUAGE)
 Call 1 representative from each group and ask Printed pictures
them to take one picture from the five folded
pictures. marshmallow
 Give one marshmallow to each student and ask
them to chew and eat the marshmallow.
 According to the picture that they have, let them
identify what it particularly does to the
marshmallow.

EXPLORE (LANGUAGE)
1. Let the student post the picture they have on Pictures
the board and choose and match from the pool
of words posted what its particular function is.

B. Then answer the guide questions.

 Pictures Pool of words

A. is the part of the

gastrointestinal tract
between the stomach and
Mouth the large intestine

B.organ in vertebrates throu

gh which food passes

Liver
C. is the last part of the
gastrointestinal tract and of
the digestive system in
Esophagus vertebrates.
D. the fleshy muscular
organ in the mouth of a
mammal, used for tasting,
licking, swallowing
Stomach
E. is a large, meaty organ
that sits on the right side of
the belly
Small intestine
F. is the first portion of the
alimentary canal that
receives food and produces
Large intestine saliva
G. is a muscular organ
located on the left side of
the upper abdomen

Tongue

Guide Questions:
1. What are the organs of digestive system?
2. If one organ if the digestive system will be
removed, do you think it will still serve its
function?

2. The group will be given 10 minutes to figure

out which particular description fits the picture of
the organ of the digestive system that they have.

EXPLAIN (LANGUAGE)
 The group will present their results in front of Manila paper
their classmates. Marker
ELABORATE (ICT)
 The teacher will use a power point presentation Power point
to elaborate more on the diseases of digestive presentation
system as well as how to prevent and treat
them.

Digestion - is the breakdown of food into small

molecules, which are then absorbed into the
body.
Mouth – is the first portion of the alimentary
canal that receives food and produces saliva
Tongue – the fleshy muscular organ in the
mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking,
swallowing
Esophagus – organ in vertebrates through
which food passes
Stomach – is a muscular organ located on the
left side of the upper abdomen
Liver – is a large, meaty organ that sits on the
right side of the belly
Small intestine – is the part of the
gastrointestinal tract between the stomach
and the large intestine
Large intestine – is the last part of the
gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive
system in vertebrates.
EVALUATE (LANGUAGE/VALUES)
 Let the student answer the crossword puzzle per Pen and paper
group.

 Answer the following questions: HOMEWORK

1. What are the different organs of the digestive
system?
2. What are the roles of the organs of the
digestive system to digest the food?
3. As a student, how can you take care your
digestive system?
EXTEND (ICT)
Ask your students to pick a part of the digestive Pen and paper
system. Have them research the structure and
functions of the part. Ask your students to research the
diseases associated to each part of the digestive
system.
References
DepEd K to 12, TG and LM in Science 8.
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Prepared by: Jenny F. Nicolas

Teacher I

School: Betis High School