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Anyone have a realistic 'poo' recipe ( for body systems/digestion).

It does NOT need to be edible, so wont be using the usual recipe of cornflakes and chocolate

it does need to be soft but pliable and slippery,
yet stick/ hold together in a lump so that it can be moved along the small intestine
( all in a days work!)

What about chocolate Mousse?

Chocolate mousse could work...maybe I will buy a tub on the way home

First thought was "anything that sticks to a blanket" but hold on we are professionals, rainbow this is beneath you. Wash your mouth out with soap, and from a christian school you should be ashamed!

So how do you guys demonstrate peristalsis ?

I have a 2 metre long sausage skin...and blobs of the "digesting food" fed in at one end from a funnel(stomach). Then we simulate peristalsis by squeezing along the length of tube.

Demo only

Glad to give anyone the recipies

The things I learn on this site will never cease to amaze me...

I'm printing out that recipe for future reference! Only thing is, do I file under 'F' for fake or 'P' for poo??

megz

How about yr 8
Body Systems- Digestion?

PS we just finished the prac-
it went amazingly well. it ended up a very hands on for all the students, very good educational value.
Highly recommend -IF theres time to fit it into the topic

Fake poo?
just visit geriatric ward, where all food is mushed up together and walla, you have a colour and consistancy of baby poo.
lada

I thought your recipe looked great, Rainbow-sky, then I came back to have another look and it was gone!!! What happened to it?

lada.. you just reminded me to stay well.. to keep fit... and hopefully wont have to go into a nursing home so soon!

I use to make 'Santas reindeer poo'(for the kids on Christmas morning).
I used brown paper bags soaked in water (paper mash) looked great! One xmas eve after a few wines my husband made a huge long one for amusement looked very real. So real my youngest asked if "Santa had a accident?"

bindi

thats precious!

Attn Sue cox

I recievedyour email message
However, I am having difficulty reaching you with the recipe & method
Keeps returning as undeliverable

Could you please email me at

barbara.rae@hunterchristian.nsw.edu.au

That way I can reply to you & tag on to your email

Thanks

This sounds like fun can i have the recipe and the prac? Thanks. Lee

Does anyone still have this recipe of what to put in the 2m sausage skin?

I do a demo (lots of fun & mess!) of simulating the passage of food through the digestive system.
I tried a few food combos & found these produced good fake poo at then end (pun intended), & if you squeeze it out from just above the bucket so they can see it happen, it also gives very pleasing splashes, grosses the kids out nicely
Show them the inside of the bucket for extra squeals.

Thanks! I’ll pass this one on