Bishop Foley Catholic High School "Digests" Elementary Students

Online, March 15, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Have you ever wondered what it is like inside our digestive system? Thanks to Bishop Foley Catholic High School's Human Body Exhibit, local elementary students will no longer have to wonder what happens to our food. They are going to become food and actually travel through the human digestive system!

On March 28 and 29, 2011, Bishop Foley Catholic is hosting the "Human Body Exhibit," an interactive digestive experience. Fifth grade classes from local Catholic elementary schools plan to participate. Approximately, 300 students are expected.

The "Human Body Exhibit" will transform elementary students into carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Students will throw on capes signaling which food particle they represent and begin by entering through the exhibit's mouth. Once inside, students travel down the throat through the stomach and intestines before dispelled as waste. Several games and learning activities take place inside the exhibit to simulate the digestive process.

Prior to entering the digestive exhibit, students will listen to a presentation outlining the process, goals and details of the exhibit and briefly learn about the digestive tract before actually getting to see it in action.

The interactive exhibit begins at 9:00 a.m. each day and runs until the end of the school day. The exhibit holds 50 students at a time and lasts about an hour. Participating schools plan to transport their students in groups of 50 to Bishop Foley Catholic throughout the day.

Eric Swanson, Bishop Foley Catholic science teacher, and his anatomy class designed the exhibit. It has been several years since Swanson last ran the "Human Body Exhibit" at Bishop Foley Catholic, and he plans on revamping and improving the exhibit.

"The goal of the exhibit is to make learning fun," said Swanson. "We hope to create something memorable for the students and get them excited about science."