WALT: Describe the main functions of the kidneys. WILF: Know what the kidneys do in detail. Lesson 1

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WALT: Describe the main functions of the kidneys. WILF: Know what the kidneys do in detail.

Cleaning Up________________________________________________________________________

The Path of Pee________________________________________________________________________

Kidneys normally come in pairs. Each kidney is about 13 centimeters long and about 8 centimeters wide — about the size of a computer mouse.

Task: complete notes on the kidneys…

WALT: Describe the main stomach of the stomach. WILF: Know what the stomach does in detail.

The stomach is like a mixer, churning and mashing together all the small balls of food that came down the esophagus into smaller and smaller pieces. It does this with help from the strong muscles in the walls of the stomach and gastric (say: GAS-trik) juices that also come from the stomach's walls. In addition to breaking down food, gastric juices also help kill bacteria that might be in the eaten food.

WALT: Describe the main stomach of the stomach. WILF: Know what the stomach does in detail.

Task: List the 3 main functions of the stomach and draw and label it.

It has three important jobs:

1.________________________

2.________________________

3.________________________

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