KS1 & KS2 science curriculum

This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Human body parts, where they learned to identify basic body parts and their functions. In Introduction to the human digestive system, pupils will explore how the body processes food to extract nutrients. This prepares them for the next unit, The human circulatory system, where they will deepen their understanding by learning how nutrients and oxygen are transported around the body through the blood, reinforcing the connection between body systems.

1. Types of teeth
2. The functions of teeth
3. Different teeth for different food
4. Carnivore, herbivore and omnivore teeth (non-statutory)
5. Looking after our teeth: plan and do (non-statutory)
6. Looking after our teeth: review (non-statutory)
7. Comparing toothpaste (non-statutory)
8. The human digestive system
9. More about the journey of food
10. Presenting the human digestive system

• Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body
• Say which part of the human body is associated with each sense
• Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement
• Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food, air)
• Describe the importance for humans of eating the right amounts of different types of food
• Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition
• Identify that animals including humans cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat
• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores