Why do we Digest Our Food?

Learning Objective Traffic Light Before Traffic Light

Afterwards
ALL: I can name the main
organs of the digestive
system.
MOST: I can describe the
jobs of the main digestive
organs.
SOME: I can explain the
role of enzymes in digestion.
Starter

Sort these foods into the following food groups: Bread, Meat, Eggs,
Pasta, Rice, Cheese, Fish, Potatoes, Beans, Cereal.

Carbohydrates Proteins

Match the numbers on the

diagram to the following words:

Small Intestine

Mouth

Anus

Oesophagus

Stomach

Large Intestine
Match the Following Organs with their job in the digestive system.

Mouth  Water is absorbed from the

waste matter back into the
bloodstream here.
Oesophagus
 Food travels from the
mouth down to the
Stomach stomach in this pipe.
 Food is mixed with acid and
broken down here.
Small Intestine  Waste leaves the body
here.
 The rest of the food is
Large Intestine
broken down and nutrients
are absorbed here.
 Food is chewed and mixed
Anus
with saliva here.

Fill in the Gaps...

When food first arrives in our _____________ system it is too big to be

absorbed in the _____________ Intestine. ______________ act like
‘chemical scissors’ and __________ ___________ the food into smaller
pieces that will fit through the walls of the small intestine. These smaller
pieces are then _______________ away by the blood stream.

Words to help : Carried, Enzymes, Break, Digestive, Small, Down