🔬 Science · Organisms & Life Processes
Digestion & Enzymes
Describe the organs of the human digestive system and how food is physically and chemically digested, including the role of enzymes as biological catalysts
Typical age: 11–13 years
“If your child ate a meal with you, could they describe what happens to the food step by step as it travels through the body — naming the organs it passes through and what each one does?”
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- Cells to Organ Systems
The digestive system is an organ system — the hierarchy concept gives the structural framework
- The Digestive SystemREQUIRED
KS3 digestive system (enzymes, organs in detail) extends KS2 basic digestive system overview
- Nutrients in a Healthy Diet
Digestion is the mechanism by which nutrients from diet become available to cells