Day 1, we learned about the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:
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| The instructor is teaching about the different parts of the Digestive System. |
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| Using stethoscopes to listen to intestinal gurgling sounds called peristalsis. |
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| They made "vomit" by mixing together 2 crackers, 1/2 banana, shredded carrots, baking soda, and vinegar to simulate what happens to food inside the stomach. |
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| It literally looks like vomit. Ewww. |
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| They blew up balloons and let them go to simulate the sounds of flatulence. Ha ha! They had such fun with this. |
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| Pushing thick oatmeal through a panty hose leg to simulate food being pushed through the small intestines. |
Day 2, I didn't get too many pictures, but we learned about the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. They made the different parts of blood, listened to heart beats, and learned about veins and arteries.
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| Here, they put celery into a glass of food coloring and left it there for a couple of days to see how veins work. |
On the last day, they learned about the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
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| They made "snot." Their faces tell the story on this one. |
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| They went outside to drop Mentos into a bottle of diet Coke to simulate how pressure builds up before we sneeze. A sneeze can travel up to 100 miles per hour! |
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| They used balloons and a water bottle to show how our diaphragm helps our lungs work. |
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| and, they blew through straws into water bottles to show lung capacity. Some of them got their faces very wet. Hee hee. |
