ScienceOrganisms & Life ProcessesAges 12–13
Gut Bacteria & Digestion
Explain the role of gut microbiome bacteria in digestion, including breaking down dietary fibre and contributing to a healthy gut environment
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- Explains that many gut bacteria are beneficial, not harmful
- Describes what gut bacteria do that human digestive enzymes cannot (e.g. break down fibre)
- Explains what might happen if the gut microbiome is disrupted
“If your child heard that there are billions of bacteria living in our gut, could they explain why that's actually helpful for digestion rather than something to worry about?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 12–13
Standards
uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Bio.Nutrition.5