Digestion and Using Food

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about the process of digestion, the human digestive system, and much more through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Important text features like a glossary and index will improve students close reading skills.Digestion is a complex, sometimes gross, process by which our bodies turn a meal into energy. Dive into the digestive systems of humans, animals, and decomposers in this engaging, NGSS-aligned science book that supports STEM Education!Wendy Conklin, M.A. Ed., is an award-winning author, editor, educational consultant, and teacher. She trains teachers in staff development workshops across the country, writes curriculum, and teaches diverse groups of children.