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Science · Ages 6+
Where Does Food Go?
Guide a bite of food through your body.
Mouth
Your teeth chew food into smaller pieces and saliva starts breaking it down.
What is this experiment about?
Tap to push a bite of food along its journey — from your mouth, down the esophagus, into the stomach, and through the intestines.
Questions kids ask
- How long does digestion take?
- Food can take anywhere from a few hours to about two days to fully pass through your digestive system.
- What does the stomach do?
- The stomach mixes food with acid and juices that break it down into smaller pieces your body can use.
- Why is the small intestine so long?
- Its length gives your body more surface area to absorb nutrients from digested food.
