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Name
A digestive system on Minecraft
Topic
Science
Learning time
7 hours
Designed time
7 hours and 10 minutes
Size of class
22
Description
Students will learn how the human digestive system work and will try to reproduce it by using the Minecraft game. After the modeling, they will experience the enzymes action on real food
Mode of delivery
Blended
Aims
Helping middle school students to learn how the digestive system is made and the interactions among different organs
Outcomes
Investigate, Reproduce, Operate, Evaluate, Construct
Editor
laurapalt

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Timeline

Let the food start to go!
90 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    1
    0
    Students are invited to find on their science book or on the internet how the digestive system is made in the perspective of making a model of it on Minecraft. A brief brainstorming on Minecraft and its use is planned aswell (students teach, the teacher learns!)
  • Investigate
    45
    5
    2
    Group of 4-5 students find on their book or look for any other information on the web about the interaction among organs, enzymes and how they break food up to be absorbed
  • Collaborate
    30
    5
    0
    Students can draw their own model discussing on the best way to reproduce it on Minecraft
  • Discuss
    5
    22
    0
    Groups present their work to the rest of the classroom. The presentations will be rewarded by different badges (Great! - Good - You can do better)
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
"Building" the model: since Minecraft is made by blocks, everything can be considered as a building, a human shaped building!
220 minutes)
  • Produce
    120
    5
    1
    At school students can start working at their PCs in groups trying to build their own model
  • Collaborate
    90
    5
    0
    The students can work online from their own houses to develop and improve their model
  • Discuss
    10
    5
    0
    Groups present a first draft of their models. Every group can intervene in the discussion to outline any mistake or ask any question. The presentations will be rewarded by different badges (Great! - Good - You can do better)
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Present your work
60 minutes)
  • Discuss
    60
    5
    0
    The different groups present their works to the classmates. The presentations will be rewarded by different badges (Great! - Good - You can do better)
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Hands on! Digestion lab experiments
60 minutes)
  • Practice
    60
    22
    0
    After having modeled the digestive system we will use everything we learned to do some experiments on how enzymes work on food.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

Learning Experience

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