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AREA: Ciencias Naturales SUBJECT: Science
TEACHER´S NAME: Nicolás Felipe Acosta Muñoz DATE:
NAME: GRADE:
LABORATORY: STOMACH AND INTESTINES
OBJECTIVE _______________________________________________
To simulate the characteristics of the digestive system when _______________________________________________
processing the food. _______________________________________________
To calculate the mass of the food that was ingested and
determine the rate of absorption of the digestive system 3. Pour 20 mL of water in the small dish along with the
model created bread. Explain how the water could be acting like, and
explain the function:
MATERIALS
Water is acting like:
1 small dish _______________________________________________
5 pieces of sliced white bread _______________________________________________
½ cup of milk _______________________________________________
1 cardboard tube (from toilet paper)
1 cup of water 4. Add 100 mL of milk (about half a cup) to the small dish,
1 scissors and use the masher to mash bread, water and milk. Explain
1 masher how the masher could be acting like, and explain the
1-quart size Ziploc bag function:
1 coke (250 mL) in a can
1 knee-high pantyhose Masher is acting like:
1 balance _______________________________________________
1 spatula _______________________________________________
Food coloring _______________________________________________
2 100-mL beaker
5 paper towels 5. After all the mixture of bread, milk and water is mashed,
pour it carefully into the quart size Ziploc bag using the
INSTRUCTIONS cardboard tube from toilet paper. Describe which parts of
the digestive system are the cardboard tube and the Ziploc
1. Measure the mass of each of the following materials and bag acting like. Explain their functions:
substances and record the results in the table below. The
bread slices can be put inside the small dish, and the liquids Cardboard tube is acting like:
can be poured in a 100-mL beaker each. _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Substance or Material Mass (g) _______________________________________________
5 Slices of white bread
20 mL of water Ziploc bag is acting like:
100 mL of milk
50 mL of coke _______________________________________________
Mass of all ingredients _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

2. After measuring the mass of all substances, take the
small dish and the slices of white bread. Cut the slices into
small pieces, and put them inside the small dish. With you
partners, discuss which part of the digestive system are the
acting like, and their function
Small dish is acting like:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Scissors is acting like:
6. Add the 50 mL of coke to the Ziploc bag, and use a
spatula to add a small amount of food coloring. Describe
which parts of the digestive system are the Coke and the
food coloring acting like. Explain their functions:
Coke is acting like:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Food coloring is acting like:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
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7. Using your hands, mix bread, milk, water, coke and food
coloring mixture. Explain briefly the process that is occurring
inside the Ziploc bag and compare it with the digestive
system:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
system model you have just developed. Explain why there
is a difference the difference in the mass before and after
the digestion process.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

8. After the mixing ends, carefully pour the mixture into a 2. Calculate the ratio of absorption of the digestive system
knee-high pantyhose. When pouring the mixture, make sure that you have modeled by using this math relationship:
a beaker is below the pantyhose to pick any leak, and make
a knot in the upper part of the pantyhose. Describe which 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠
parts of the digestive system is the pantyhose acting like, 𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐 = × 100
𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
and explain the function:
Report the calculation as a percentage here:
Pantyhose is acting like:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

9. Lay the pantyhose over 2 pieces of paper towels. Roll up

the paper towels tightly and then squeeze and pat the
pantyhose. Describe which parts of the digestive system is
the paper towel acting like, and explain the function:

Paper towel is acting like:

_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Explain why the result is below 100%. Which evidence do
10. After the pantyhose is dried out, cut a little hole in the you have for this result?
bottom part of the pantyhose and squeeze. Pour all the
material inside the small dish (which must have been _______________________________________________
cleaned and completely dried with the paper towels). _______________________________________________
Explain what is the process that is occurring and which part _______________________________________________
of the digestive system executes that function: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________ DO NOT FORGET TO CLEAN ALL THE LAB MATERIAL
AND YOUR WORKPLACE AFTER THE ACTIVITY IS
11. Measure the mass of the solid and liquid remains in the DEVELOPED!
balance, and record the mass in the following table. For the
solids, take all the material extracted from the pantyhose.
For the liquid material, squeeze the paper towels into the
beaker used for pick up leaks from step 8.

Substance or Material Mass (g)

Solid remains
Liquid remains
Total mass of remains

ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
According to the results recorded above, answer the next
questions:

1. Compare the mass of all the ingredients that entered and

all the remains that you have obtained from the digestive