Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should:

• Have a greater understanding of the role blood has in transporting water and nutrients around the body to nourish cells.

 

Resources

• Vocabulary cards

• Film of food in stomach

• Videoscribe: 'absorption through the small intestine'

• Instructions for simulated digestion practical

You provide:

• Cream crackers

• Vinegar

• Pair of tights

• Jug

• Bowl

 

Vocabulary

nutrients, enzymes, break down, absorb, villi, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, anus, waste, excrete

 

Starter activity 

1.Class Discussion:

Why do we eat? How does food benefit us? How does it get to our cells?

 

Main activities 

1. Teaching Point/Class Discussion:

Recap learning on digestive system from Year 4.

 

2. Class Activity:

Watch film of food in the stomach.

 

3. Class Activity:

Watch Videoscribe: 'absorption through the small intestine'.

 

4. Group Activity:

Children use instructions and ingredients to carry out simulated digestion practical.

 

Plenary activity 

Q: What would happen if the body was not able to excrete waste matter?

 

Assessment

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Downloadable lesson plan and resources