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A selection of short, engaging practical demonstrations on various biology, chemistry and physics topics. The page also leads to many other useful resources. You will need to join TES in order to download the demonstrations but it is free and only takes 30 seconds!
A cross-curricular 'Triple Crossed' activity. Working in teams, pupils identify which food group is lacking in 4 food diaries, then compare past and present food miles. A discussion on the environmental impact of the food transportation can be developed. Good for 11-14 or extension/ enrichment at ages 8-11.
A ' Bang Goes the Theory' lesson plan and video clip, aimed at 11-14 year olds, though has useful elements for 10-11 year olds too.
A BBC bitesize interactive activity to demonstrate 4 food tests.
A game looking at how lifestyle, gender and age affects what diet we require. Could be done as individuals or as a whole class.
An informative tour through the digestive system. American spellings.
Two pages including detail of how digested food is absorbed into the blood. Complex but clear - useful
Bitesize looks at what food types are needed, how they are digested (leading to a self test).
An introduction to the bodies need for fuel.
Three pages to describe the organs of the digestive system, uses of enzymes and uses of the products of digestion.
Slides to show the action of amylase on starch using the visking tubing experiment. Good for scientific investigation.
Healthy eating tools to see if you are eating a balanced diet
A prettyintroduction to the digestive system.
Great games for exploring a healthy diet
The activity covers the types of food needed by the body including vitamins, minerals, carbohydrate, protein, fat, fibre and water needed each day.
Digestion results in the formation of molecules small enough to be absorbed in the gut. This classic experiment allows students to investigate the movement of large molecules (starch) compared to small molecules (glucose) through a differentially permeable membrane. Students can be challenged to consider the advantages and disadvantages of using Visking tubing as a model for the investigation of absorption in the gut. Teacher notes, apparatus list and student guidance are included.
Inner Body - Human Anatomy Online. Teacher resource with systems overlaid on a body outline suitable for projecting on an IWB. Diagrams are detailed so choose with caution
Podcasts, articles, interviews, answers to your questions on a wide variety of topics.
A spreadsheet activity using nutritional data from food labels.
Animation of absorption of small molecules into the blood. Apparent odd error in colour scheme - surely proteins are pink, not green?
Good site for research and project work with information on a healthy diet and food labels. From the Food Standards Agency
A quiz, drag and drop activity, worksheets and revision summary. One word file (amylase) seems to be corrupted. Indophenol is the blue indicator referred to in the 'testing for vitamin' C worksheet.
Animations to show enzymes breaking down long chains into smaller molecules. No words of explanation!
Short animation to show the passage of food through the body, focussing on specific areas where food is broken down and absorbed.
A really fun cartton of what happens to food in the digestive system and how it is used.
A video to show what happens inside the human body when food is digested.
Lesson plan describing a hands on approach to discovering how the digestive system works.
An activity to introduce the organs and systems of the body and what their functions are.
4 digestive system word games. The matching pairs and word search lend themselves particularly well to interactive white board use.
Activity to find out how much food is needed to provide the energy for various activities. Worksheets available.