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Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:
1. The teacher will explain to students that they will be working in pairs to read several articles describing several different digestive system diseases and disorders. Students will record their notes in the Digestive Diseases and Disorders Table. The information gathered in the table will later be used to complete a case study.
2. The teacher will ensure that students have access to a print or digital copy of the table.
3. The teacher will show students where to locate the articles, ensuring that students know to click the “PDF Full Text” button in the top left corner after clicking the original links.
4. The students will take time to read the articles and take notes on the Digestive System Diseases and Disorders Table.
5. Students will turn in their tables for teacher review to ensure readiness for the case study activity.
Assessment Strategies:
The teacher will review student data tables to ensure they obtained communicated information regarding digestive diseases and disorders and to ensure readiness to participate in the After Activity (Digestive Detectives: Investigating Patient Data).
Advanced Preparation:
The duration of this activity is approximately 31-45 minutes.
The teacher should be familiar with the structures and functions of the digestive system.
The teacher should be familiar with the information provided in the articles regarding the diseases and disorders listed on the Digestive Diseases and Disorders Table.
The teacher should ensure access to the AVL articles linked above. The link will direct the user to the abstract of each article; following clicking the link, click the button "PDF Full Text" in the top left corner to access the full article. In the event that any of the links are dysfunctional, follow these steps:
"monaco, john e" to find "Children in Hospitals" by John E. Monaco, with subject "appendicitis"
"hiatal hernia" to find "Hiatal Hernia." Digestive Disorders 2015
"celiac disease" to find "Celiac Disease." Digestive Disorders 2015
"divert diverticulitis" to find "Divert Diverticulitis." Running and FitNews Nov/Dev 2010
"crohn's disease" to find "Crohn's Disease." Digestive Disorders 2015
Students:
Students should be familiar with the structures and functions of the digestive system.
Students should have participated in the Before Activity (Digestive Detectives: What do you know?).
Variation Tips (optional):
Acceleration: Students who finish early may wish to research more information about each of the diseases, including images of the effects of the diseases on digestive organ tissues.
Intervention: Students in need of extra support should be paired with higher achievers. Students may also use a read-aloud extension or app, such as Google Read & Write or Microsoft ReadAloud.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
This activity is aligned with standard SC15.HAP.8a.
There are 6 digital resources from AVL included in this activity. Each is linked in the resource section.
This activity is preceded by "Digestive Detectives: What Do You Know?" and followed by "Digestive Detectives: Investigating Patient Data."
Keywords and Search Tags:
digestive disease, digestive disorders, digestive system