14th September
This afternoon, the children worked in small groups to create models of the digestive system.
This involved crushing food (biscuits) mixed with saliva (water) in the mouth (a zippy wallet) before moving on to churning up the food in a stomach containing acid (orange juice). They then squeezed it through the small and large intestines (tights) to absorb the water before squeezing the faeces (the mixture) out of the anus (a hole at the bottom of the tights).
The children were very excited and most of them really got stuck in, but a few didn't like the smell, so preferred to watch from a distance! They did all wash their hands afterwards.
I would have loved to share photos, but my hands soon got too messy to hold the iPad!
Why not ask your child what they can recall to help them with their write up tomorrow afternoon?