Digestion
This science scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to describe the functions of different parts of the digestive system and the importance of eating foods as part of a healthy lifestyle. The class can sequence the stages in the digestive process and explain how different foods are used by the body.
Identify and describe the functions of some of the different parts of the digestive system and the importance of eating foods as part of a healthy lifestyle
Lesson One : Chewing and Swallowing
Practise composing and presenting a diary entry to describe the movement of a vegetable from the mouth to the stomach as part of the digestive system
Lesson Two : Stomach
Investigate. describe and record how the stomach can be used to extract a range of nutrients from different types of food
Lesson Three : Intestines
Explore and illustrate how a range of nutrients are extracted from types of food during the different stages of digestion in the human body
Lesson Four : Digesting Food
Identify, describe and record some of the benefits that different types of foods can have on the body during the process of digestion
Lesson Five : Fibre
Explore, describe and record the importance of fibre in the diet that is used to aid the process digestion of food in the human body
Lesson Six : Digestion Rap
Compose and perform a rap to illustrate and explain each of the different steps in the digestive process that is used to extract nutrients from food
Digestion Assessment
Assess abilities in identifying and describing the functions of some of the different parts of the digestive system and the importance of eating foods as part of a healthy lifestyle
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Food and Drink Adverts
Practise writing and performing a television commercial to advertise and persuade families to buy a special food product for sale in a supermarket
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Digestion
Identify and describe the functions of some of the different parts of the digestive system and the importance of eating foods as part of a healthy lifestyle
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Fraction Lengths, Masses and Capacities
Practise using division number skills to calculate and record the fractions of different measurements for length, mass and capacity
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Story Changes
Explore different ways of changing characters, settings and events in a story by a significant children’s author