The Digestive Journey

Description

Trace the journey of food through the digestive system: food enters the mouth where teeth break it down and saliva begins digestion, travels down the oesophagus to the stomach, passes through the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed, and waste moves through the large intestine

Mastery Evidence

• ✓ List the organs in order: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
• ✓ Describe what happens at each stage (teeth chew, stomach churns with acid, small intestine absorbs nutrients)
• ✓ State that the small intestine is where most nutrients pass into the blood, and the large intestine removes water from waste