Presenting the human digestive system
I can present and communicate information about the human digestive system.
Presenting the human digestive system
I can present and communicate information about the human digestive system.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When humans eat food, it travels from the mouth to the toilet through the digestive system.
- It is important for scientists to communicate their findings to other people.
- A flowchart is a diagram, using boxes, lines and arrows, that shows the steps of a process from beginning to end.
- Scientists use scientific vocabulary in their explanations.
- Presentations can vary in format, including verbal and written explanations.
Keywords
Digestive system - The digestive system is all the organs in the body that break down and digest food. They are linked from the mouth to the anus.
Communication - Communication is the exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
Flowchart - A flowchart is a diagram that shows the steps of a process from beginning to end.
Presentation - A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience.
Common misconception
Pupils may not realise there are many ways to present information as well as writing.
By sharing many ways that information is communicated throughout the lesson, pupils will have a variety of ways that they can choose to present what they have learned about the digestive system.
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Equipment
This will depend on how the pupils choose to present their information about the digestive system.
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
bite a piece off the banana
grind the banana down into smaller pieces
mixes the saliva into the pieces of banana
mouth
oesophagus
stomach
intestines
rectum
anus
Exit quiz
6 Questions
