A diet is the variety of food animals or people eat regularly.

An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.

A carnivore is an animal that eats mostly animals.

A herbivore is an animal that eats mostly plants.

We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.

Carnivore, herbivore and omnivore teeth (non-statutory)

Science

Types of teeth

The functions of teeth

Different teeth for different food

Looking after our teeth: plan and do  (non-statutory)

Looking after our teeth: review (non-statutory)

Comparing toothpaste (non-statutory)

The human digestive system

More about the journey of food

Presenting the human digestive system

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

The types of food that an animal eats is called its ...

mostly have sharp pointed teeth to bite and rip their food.

mostly have wide, flat and bumpy teeth to chew and grind their food.

have sharp teeth to bite and rip and bumpy flat teeth to grind food.

Match the animals to their teeth to complete the sentences.

Look at the image of this animal's teeth to decide what it eats then choose which type of animal it is.

A fox has sharp, pointed teeth and also wider, flat and bumpy teeth. Is a fox an omnivore, carnivore or a herbivore?

Scientists use {{}} and research to compare the teeth of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.

An {{}} is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.

Match the animal to the type of food it might eat.

Which skill do scientists use when they observe features of things and then put them into groups?

Starter Quiz

What does a carnivore eat?