Digestion
Digestion involves different parts of the body, each having an important role.
Energy and nutrients provided by food and drink are utilised by the body in a process called digestion.
Pupils should recognise the parts of the body involved in digestion and know their roles in the four major phases of the digestion process.
This area covers:
The digestion process
- To introduce the digestion process, show The digestion process presentation. Task the pupils to complete The digestion process worksheet.
- Using the information from The digestion process presentation, ask the pupils to complete one of the following three activities:
- Digestive stages worksheet – pupils draw each role different parts of the body (mouth, teeth, stomach, intestines) play in digestion;
- Digestive functions worksheet – pupils match the body part to the function;
- Label the digestive system worksheet – pupils link the body part name to the correct part of the body.
- Show the short video clips which explain Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption and Elimination.
- To check understanding, challenge the pupils to complete the Kahoot digestion quiz. Use the Kahoot digestion quiz Q&A to check their answers.
- Challenge the pupils to create a learning resource to use with the rest of the class using the Digestion Key terms and definitions. They could use the internet and create a crossword puzzle in which the words are terms and the clues are definitions or a word search in which the definition rather than the word is given as a clue.
Reviewed November 2023
Digestion resources
The digestion process presentation
A presentation exploring the digestion process.
The digestion process worksheet
A worksheet exploring the digestion process.
Digestive stages worksheet
A worksheet looking at the different stages of digestion
Digestive functions worksheet
A worksheet looking at digestive functions.
Label the digestive system worksheet
A worksheet about labeling the digestive system.
Digestion quiz
A quiz about digestion.
Parts of the digestive system worksheet
Fill in this worksheet with the functions of different parts of the digestive...
Parts of the digestive system answers
Answers to the 'Parts of the digestive system' worksheet.
Digestion storyboard
Use this storyboard to illustrate each stage of the digestive process.
Video resources
An introduction to digestion
A video about digestion.
An short introduction to digestion
A video about digestion.
Introduction to absorption in the small intestine
A video about digestion.
Digestion
A video about digestion.
The mouth and the oesophagus
A video about digestion.
The colon
A video about digestion.
Small intestine
A video about digestion.
The stomach
A video about digestion.
Ingestion
A video about digestion.
Absorption
A video about digestion.
Elimination
A video about digestion.
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