Y3/4 (A): Animals, including humans: Digestion and food

Exploring the role of the digestive system and comparing teeth and diets of different animals as part of a food chain.

Lessons

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: The human digestive system

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Human teeth

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Investigating dental hygiene

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Producers, predators and prey in food chains

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: Poo clues

Key skills

Planning

  • Beginning to select from
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • The main organs
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Key vocabulary

canine

carnivore (Y1)

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • Bread

    ×30
  • Potato masher ×1
  • Large bowls/containers

    2
  • Jugs/bottles ×8
  • Fruit juice ×1
  • Funnel (and tubing, if available).

    ×1
  • Bag ×1
  • A pair of tights

    ×1
  • A sponge

    ×1
  • Tray ×1
  • Modelling dough ×30
  • Mirrors ×30
  • Empty eggshells or whole eggs

    ×1
  • Liquids in cups (juice, cola, coffee, vinegar, water - enough to immerse the shell) ×1
  • Soft, medium and hard toothbrushes, preferably of the same brand/size.

    ×8
  • Toothpaste

    ×1
  • Stopwatch / timer ×8
  • Hand lenses ×1
  • Whistle ×1
  • PE hoops ×15
  • Tennis balls or beanbags

    ×1
  • PE bibs ×30
  • Tag rugby bands ×30

The equipment below is optional

  • Damp cloths ×8
  • Homemade poo samples ×1
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