Year 8 · Science

Nutrition And Digestion

Year 8 learners practise human digestive system and healthy diet.

The activities include Determine What is in our Food, Identify the Components of a Healthy Diet, Describe the Role of Bacteria in the Human Digestive System, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Determine What is in our Food
Identify the Components of a Healthy Diet
Describe the Role of Bacteria in the Human Digestive System
Discuss the Role of Bacteria in the Human Digestive System
Explain What Digestive Enzymes Are
Explore the Role of Digestive Enzymes
Identify the Functions of Parts of the Human Digestive System
Relate the Adaptations of the Human Digestive System to their Functions
Understand the Digestive System
Understand the Process of Respiration

Checked learning resources

Oak: Food Tests Practical

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can carry out tests for nutrients and some of the substances they are broken down into. Chemical reagents can be used to test for large food molecules including protein, fat, and carbohydrates su
Oak: Bacteria In The Human Digestive System

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the important roles of bacteria in the human digestive system. Bacteria are living organisms; each bacterium is a microorganism made of a single living cell. Some bacteria are pathog
Oak: Absorption And Transport Of Nutrients In Humans

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe how the digestive system and circulatory system work together to absorb nutrients and transport them around the body. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats in food are broken down by dige
Oak worksheet: Food Tests Practical

Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can carry out tests for nutrients and some of the substances they are broken down into. Chemical reagents can be used to test for large food molecules including protein, fat, and carbohydrates su
Oak lesson slides: Bacteria In The Human Digestive System

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the important roles of bacteria in the human digestive system. Bacteria are living organisms; each bacterium is a microorganism made of a single living cell. Some bacteria are pathog
Oak worksheet: Bacteria In The Human Digestive System

Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe the important roles of bacteria in the human digestive system. Bacteria are living organisms; each bacterium is a microorganism made of a single living cell. Some bacteria are pathog
Oak lesson slides: Absorption And Transport Of Nutrients In Humans

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe how the digestive system and circulatory system work together to absorb nutrients and transport them around the body. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats in food are broken down by dige
Oak worksheet: Absorption And Transport Of Nutrients In Humans

Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 science lesson. I can describe how the digestive system and circulatory system work together to absorb nutrients and transport them around the body. Carbohydrates, proteins and fats in food are broken down by dige