The digestive system is all the organs in the body that break down and digest food.

The tasks or jobs that a thing has are its functions.

Incisors are teeth that are used to bite and cut food.

Canines are teeth that are used for tearing and ripping food.

Molars are teeth that are used for grinding up and chewing food.

The functions of teeth

Science

In this The human digestive system unit, pupils learn to describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans. In the Human circulatory system and keeping healthy unit, they will build on this knowledge to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system

In the Human body parts units, pupils learnt to identify and name the basic parts of the human body. In this The human digestive system unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify different types of teeth and the basic parts of the digestive system in humans

This unit covers the basic functions of the human digestive system and identifies different types of teeth and their functions. It focuses on asking questions, gathering and presenting data, recording findings with diagrams and charts, and reporting results through written and oral presentations.

Introduction to the human digestive system

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

Activity that requires collection of items from an area (room, building).

True or false? Teeth are part of the human digestive system.

Different teeth have different jobs to do when we eat food. These different jobs are called {{}}.

Different teeth work together so that dentists have jobs to do.

Different teeth work together to allow you to taste your food.

Different teeth work together to break down food to travel through the body.

Different teeth work together so that you can smile.

Which of these careers might use special mirrors to observe teeth?

What are the three main types of teeth in humans?

Which type of teeth are found at the front of the jaw?

Which type of teeth are found at the back of the jaw?

Which type of teeth are found on either side of the teeth at the front of the jaw?

Match the type of teeth with its description.

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - equipment

Exploration of objects

Adult supervision required

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet