KS3 Biology — The Human Digestive System — Extension Pack

🍽️ Stretch high achievers further with four ready-to-use enrichment activities on the digestive system — no preparation required. Digestion is the process of breaking food into nutrients small enough to enter the blood, carried out by a collection of specialised organs each adapted for their role, and these tasks push students to apply that thinking, for KS3 students aged 11–14.

📦 What's included:

Vocabulary Matching (12 terms) — covering key terms including peristalsis, villi, bile, adaptation, gland, fibre, and pathogens, with an answer grid for self or peer-marking

Challenge Quiz (27 marks) — a data analysis task using transit times through each part of the digestive system, alongside MCQ, true/false, and extended short-answer questions

Gallbladder Removal Case Study (16 marks) — applying knowledge of bile, fat digestion, and emulsification to an unfamiliar real-world scenario

Teach It Back task — students write their own guide to the digestive system for a younger audience, assessed with a five-band rubric

Full answer keys and marking guidance included for all four activities.

🎬 Watch the free video lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S5h2M87U3U

👩‍🏫 Google Classroom ready — copy the link straight into your assignment. Print as many copies as your class needs.

🔓 Pairs with the main 100-mark digestive system worksheet, also available as part of the Complete Lesson Pack. Save £1 buying the pack (£3 + £3 = £6 separately, £5 together).

Price: £3