ECV Unit: Digestive System

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The "Digestive System" unit relates to the following Common Core Standards:  

Kindergarten:  

• Strand 1 Inquiry Process, Concept 3 Analysis and Conclusions
  • PO 1.  Organize (e.g., compare, classify, and sequence) objects, organisms, and events according to various characteristics. 

1st Grade:  Strand 1 Inquiry Process

• Strand 1 Inquiry Process, Concept 3 Analysis and Conclusions
  • PO 1.  Organize (e.g., compare, classify, and sequence) objects, organisms, and events according to various characteristics. 

2nd Grade:  

• Strand 4 Life Sciences, Concept 1 Characteristics of Organisms:
  • PO 2.  Identify the following major parts of:
    • the digestive system – mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines
    • respiratory system – nose, trachea, lungs, diaphragm
    • circulatory system – heart, arteries, veins, blood
    • PO 3.  Describe the basic functions of the following systems:
  • PO 3. Describe the basic functions of the following systems:  
    • digestive – breakdown and absorption of food, disposal of waste
    • respiratory – exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
    • circulatory – transportation of nutrients and oxygen throughout the body