Science Worksheet · Grades 4–6
The Digestive System Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 4-6 on the human digestive system. Students match each organ to its job along the digestive path and answer short-response questions about how the body breaks down food. A complete answer key is included.
Subject
Science
Grades
Grades 4–6
Skill Focus
The Digestive System, life science
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Every meal takes a journey. Food moves from the mouth, down the esophagus, into the stomach, through the small intestine, and finally into the large intestine – and at each stop, a different organ does a specific job to turn food into the energy and nutrients the body needs. Tracing that path gives students a clear, organized way to understand one of the body’s most important systems.
Section A presents 8 clues and asks students to write the matching organ (mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, or large intestine). Section B asks four short-response questions: list the organs in order, state the system’s main job, explain what the stomach does, and explain why the small intestine matters to the whole body.
The reference box on page 1 walks through the five organs of the digestive path and the job of each. Section A is on page 1, Section B is on page 2, and page 3 is a complete answer key with the organ for each Section A clue and sample answers for Section B.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and trace the path of food from the mouth to the large intestine with students.
Work Section A independently; have students use the order of the path to reason out each clue.
Move to Section B and model item 1 by listing the five organs in the order food reaches them.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or aide spot-check.
Pair with the Human Body Systems Worksheet or Skeleton and Bones Worksheet for more life-science practice.
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The Digestive System Worksheet
A printable science worksheet for grades 4-6 on the human digestive system. Students match each organ to its job along the digestive path and answer short-response questions about how the body breaks down food. A complete answer key is included.
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