Secondary Science Syllabus

Substrand: "8.2 Body systems (I)" Outcomes


General Learning Outcome(s)

8.2.2 know that the digestive system breaks down food and absorbs food nutrients (k)


Specific Learning Outcome(s)

At the end of this activity you should be able to demonstrate the following ability:

8.2.2.1 draw and identify the parts of the human digestive system; mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver / gallbladder, pancreas, small intestines (consisting of duodenum, and ileum) colon, rectum, anal canal
8.2.2.2 describe the main processes in the digestive system; i. physical/mechanical breakdown of large food ii. chemical breakdown of food iii. absorption of food iv. assimilation of food nutrients v. elimination of unused food materials

1. Activity: Source -> Learners Book
2. User Generated Content: Source -> User Inputs
3. Teaching instruction: Source -> Teacher Guide
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