National curriculum content

• Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
• Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
• Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

Lesson objectives

LO1: Identify the different types of human teeth and their simple functions. 

LO2: Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the human digestive system. 

LO3: Recreate the digestive system. 

LO4: Compare the diets of different animals and use evidence to identify their diets. 

LO5: Use our understanding of producers, predators and prey to answer questions about the impact of changes to a food chain. 

LO6: Learn how to remove plaque from my teeth to keep them healthy. 

What we want children to know

• How to suggest reasons for differences in the teeth of carnivores and herbivores
• Know the main body parts associated with the digestive system
• Explore questions which help to further understanding of the digestive systems special functions
• Find out what damages teeth and how to look after them
• Discuss ideas about the digestive system and be able to compare them with models or pictures

What skills we want children to develop

• Report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions.
• Use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support findings.
• Ask relevant questions and use different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.
• Identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes.
• Set up simple practical enquiries and fair tests.

Vocabulary

Incisors, molars, canines, premolars, wisdom teeth, digestion, nutrition, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, producer, predator, prey, consumer