Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Osmea Blvd., Cebu City
North District 1, Cebu City Division

Name of Teacher: Blezy V. Guiroy Grade Level: Grade 8

Learning Area: Science 8 Quarter: 4th Module: 3 Unit:4
At the end of the session, with 75% accuracy, the Grade 8 high school students should be able
to:
OBJECTIVES Knowledge Explain the processes of digestion;
Skills Make a brochure showing the process of digestion; and
Attitudes Manifest the importance of digestive system to humans.
SUBJECT
MATTER
The four processes of digestion are ingestion, digestion, absorption and
elimination. Ingestion is the process where food is taken into the alimentary
canal. Digestion is the process where the ingested food is broken down into
Concept smaller pieces. Absorption/Assimilation is the process by which
components/chemicals from food are taken into the cells of the body while
Elimination is the process of removing undigested food and other waste from
the body.
Values Manifest the importance of digestive system to humans.
Dep. Ed.
Health Education
Thrust
Resources Visual aids, test paper and materials,
References Learners Material Science 8 pages 295-298, www.youtube.com
ELEMENTS
METHODOLOGY
OF THE PLAN
Its Play Time! ( Picture Puzzle) (Microsoft Excel)
1. Everybody in the class is requested to join the game
2. The teacher will divide the class into 4.
3. The teacher will let the students play picture puzzle. She will show
6 green blocks containing clues.
4. The students should answer the clues correctly to reveal the
PREPARATION picture.
5. The group who can first guess the picture wins the game.

Questions: (To the class)

1. Did you enjoy the game class?
2. What was the game all about? (Varied responses)
3. What is the picture all about? DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
PRESENTATION
ACTIVITY:
THINK, POST AND SHARE

1. The teacher will show a diagram to the students and they will
answer the diagram within their group. The first group who can ring
the bell in front of the teacher will have the chance to answer and
gain one point. (Microsoft Excel)
2. The students will label the diagram correctly on the different organs
of digestive system.
3. The class will then read the order of digestion.
DISCUSSION:
4. The teacher will discuss the topic. (Microsoft PowerPoint)
5. The students will raise their questions for better understanding.

ANALYSIS:
6. What are the organs of digestive system?
7. What happens to the food as it moves from one organ to another in
the digestive system?
 8. What do you call the process where food is taken into the mouth?
9. Why do we choke?
10. What will happen to the bolus when it is mixed with gastric juices?
11. What is the difference between small intestine and large intestine?
12. What do you call the process of removing undigested food to the
body?

ABSTRACTION:
13. What is the difference between Ingestion and Digestion?
14. What is the importance of Absorption?
15. What will happen if one of the organs of the digestive system
malfunctions? (Varied responses)
16. Is it necessary to eat meals on time? (Varied responses)
17. The students will play a quiz bowl. Questions will be projected on
the screen. 1minute is given to write their answers on the tag
board. The group who can get the highest correct answers wins the
game.
(Microsoft PowerPoint)
APPLICATION:
1. Create a program on social awareness on proper way of taking care
of our digestive system. The program should contain varied
PRACTICE
activities that could inform the people on the correct way of taking
care of our digestive system. (Microsoft Publisher)
2. The said activity will be done by group.
ASSESSMENT MATRIX
Level of What will I
How will I assess? How will I score?
Assessment assess?
Multiple choice. Answer the
Concepts on the question by choosing the best One point per
Written Outputs
ASSESSMENT digestive system. answer from the choices given. correct answer.
(See attached file)
Construct: In a short bond A rubric will be
Brochure Making
Performance paper, using publisher, create a used to score their
(Microsoft
Outputs brochure on how to take good outputs. (See
Publisher)
care of our digestive system. attached file)
ASSIGNMEN Preparing for the
List the food that you eat today. Write it in a short bond paper.
T New Lesson

Prepared by: Approved by:

BLEZY V. GUIROY ANDREW A SOLON, Ph., D.

Science Teacher Demonstrator Principal II
City Central High School City Central High School

Checked by: Noted:

RUBY IRENE J. GABATO RAYLENE S. MANAWATAO

Science Coordinator Cebu City School Science Supervisor
City Central High School DepEd Cebu City Division
MARIA GONIE L. HERNANDEZ
Science Coordinator
North District 1

Name: ___________________________ Grade and Section: __________Date: __________ Score: ______

ASSESSMENT:

I. Multiple choice
Directions: Answer the following questions by choosing the best answer from the choices given.

1. What is digestive system?

a. The bodys breathing system. c. The bodys food-processing system.
b. The bodys system of nerves. d. The bodys blood-transporting system.

2. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

a. The tongue aids in the digestion of the food.
b. The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar.
c. The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed.
d. The digestive juices can react more easily with the food when chewed.

3. Where does food pass through between the mouth and the stomach?
a. Esophagus c. Small intestine
b. Rectum d. Large intestine

4. Our throat divides into two separate tubes: the windpipe and the esophagus. What prevents food from
entering the windpipe?
a. Uvula b. Tongue c. Trachea d. Epiglottis

5. What happens when food reaches the stomach?

a. Nothing. No digestion occurs in the stomach.
b. The food moves quickly into the small intestine.
c. Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.
d. The food is completely absorbed by tiny blood vessels.

6. Which of the following statement about digestion is INCORRECT?

a. Digestion starts in the mouth.
b. There are two types of digestion: chemical and mechanical digestion.
c. Gastric juices mix with the bolus in the small intestine.
d. The enzymes help break down proteins and lipids.

7. How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream? It ___________.

a. passes through the gullet into the blood.
b. is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels.
c. is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.
d. passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood.

8. The digestive system processes food into usable and unusable materials. The undigested foods are sent to the
body's cells as food. What happens to unusable materials? It goes into the _____________.
a. pancreas to await disposal.
b. right ventricle to await disposal.
c. large intestine to await disposal.
d. small intestine to await disposal.

9. Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract. How does
food travels in our body?
 a. Mouth esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine rectum
b. Mouth esophagus stomach large intestine small intestine rectum
c. Mouth stomach esophagus small intestine large intestine rectum
d. Mouth stomach esophagus small intestine large intestine rectum

10. Which of the following statements BEST describe Absorption?

a. The food enters the mouth and goes to the esophagus.
b. The food is broken down into smaller particles.
c. The food is taken by tiny blood vessels in the stomach.
d. Gastric juices mix with food in the stomach.

RUBRICS FOR MAKING BROCHURE

POOR BEST
CRITERIA FAIR (3pts)
(1pt) (5pts)

Some of the details and

The details and concepts The details and
concepts of the
Content of the brochure are concepts of the
brochure are
incorrect. brochure are correct.
insufficient.

The brochure shows lack

The brochure shows The brochure shows
of creativity and can be
creativity but some utmost creativity and
Creativity improved better and is
designs need highly detailed with
made in rush and for the
improvement. design.
sake of passing.

Some of the details in The output is

Neatness The output is not clean the output are not neat perfectly neat and
and clean. clean.