ACTIVITY 1

PART 1A. A GUTSY GAME

Objectives: After performing this activity, you should be able to:

1. identify the organs that make up the digestive system; and

2. describe the function of each organ.

Materials Needed: game board (refer to following page) a piece of die tokens or playing
pieces

Procedure:

1. Find a classmate with whom you can play the board game.

2. Choose a token for you and your classmate; place the tokens on the board’s starting line.

Q1. The game you are about to play is an analogy of the digestive system. What do
the tokens represent?

3. Take turns rolling the die.

4. The number on the die determines how many spaces you will move your token.

Q2. What do the spaces on the board game represent?

5. Follow the directions -- if there is any -- on the space you land your token.

Q3. What do the directions on some of the spaces tell you about the digestive
system?

6. The player who first makes it all the way through the digestive system and down to the
finish line wins the game.