Chapter 5: Teeth and the digestive system

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Name the main parts of the digestive system, in the order that food passes through them
• Say what the mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum do
• Name the four types of teeth in an adult, and say what each one does
• Count the teeth in an adult and a child, and compare them
• Match an animal’s teeth to the food that it eats
• Say simple ways to look after teeth and the digestive system

You should already know

• The five food groups, and what animals need to stay alive (Year 3 Science, Chapter 5)
• Skeletons, and how bones protect the body (Year 3 Science, Chapter 6)

Where this leads

• Food chains, and how animals depend on the food they eat (Year 4 Science, Chapter 4)
• The circulation of blood, and how the body uses nutrients (Year 6 Science)