Task 2: Food path

The tasks of this activity work with the subject matter of the digestive system structure and help pupils to create an idea of how we digest food.

The importance of yogurt and fibre as food components, which improve digestion and help prevent diseases of the digestive system, is emphasized.

In order to complete the tasks in the worksheet, the teacher should prepare pupils by familiarizing them with the basic parts of the digestive system and the food digestion process.

Task A:

In this task, pupils colour in the organs in the picture through which food passes during digestion. 

Task B:

In this task, we explain to pupils that during digestion the food is broken down into smaller and smaller particles that are absorbed into the bloodstream in the small intestine and carried over the body. The order of the individual steps (organs) can be numbered or joined by pupils like a snake.

Task C:

This task is devoted to yoghurt and its role in a healthy diet. Pupils choose true statements about yoghurt here. They can underline or highlight them with a coloured pencil or a marker.

Task D:

Like the previous task, this task is devoted to the food component which helps us to digest well, maintain a favourable environment in the gut and prevent a wide range of diseases (e.g. colon cancer). This component is fibre.