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What Happens If You Swallow Gum

What Happens If You Swallow Gum

Learning Objective

Students will learn about what happens if you swallow gum.

Words to Know

Peristalsis: Muscle waves that push food through your body!; Peristalsis moves gum through in 2-7 days.
Gum base: The rubbery part of gum your body cant digest!; Gum base comes out looking the same.
Digestion: How your body breaks down food!; Your body digests gum sugar but not the base.
Myth: A story people believe but isnt true!; The 7-year gum myth is FALSE!

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What does “Peristalsis” mean?

Lesson Info

Grade 2

2026-07-20

Standards Alignment

4-LS1-2
Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways
Health education
digestive system awareness, myth-busting

Keywords

2nd grade sciencescience for kidshappensswallowgumperistalsisgum basedigestionmyth4-LS1-2Health educationkids learning

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