Vitamins and Digestion: teacher key

Healthy Eating, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Learn what protein, calcium and vitamins do for your body. Follow food into your stomach.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What does calcium help build?
- Strong bones and teeth (answer)
- Long hair
- Bright eyes
What starts to break down starches in your mouth?
- Fibre
- Saliva (answer)
- Iron
What does the body make when sunlight shines on skin?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D (answer)
After you swallow, where do muscles push food?
- Into the stomach (answer)
- Into your nose
- Into your ear
Which vitamin helps you see in dim light?
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin A (answer)
- Vitamin C