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.

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Lessons

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Lesson 1: The human digestive system

Knowledge

  • To describe the function of the human digestive system.

Working scientifically

  • To evaluate a model.

Lesson 2: Human teeth

Lesson 3: Investigating dental hygiene

Lesson 4: Teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

Lesson 5: Producers, predators and prey in food chains

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

conclusion

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