Year 3 - Science
Fats in food: review (non-statutory)
Healthy eating
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Unit Summary
This unit covers how animals, including humans, obtain nutrition from their diet, emphasising the need for the right types and amounts of food. It involves asking questions, gathering and presenting data, using scientific language, and interpreting evidence to answer questions and support findings.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to compare how much fat is in different types of food.
Key Notes
- Fats in food, absorbed by paper, are easily visible and make it easy to identify which foods contain fats.
- The size of greasy stains from food on paper can be observed and/or measured and compared.
- Scientists often evaluate a completed investigation and suggest improvements.
- The results of a scientific investigation can be compared to secondary sources that already exist.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fat: Fat is a nutrient found in foods such as butter and cheese. Only small amounts are needed as part of a healthy diet.
- greasy: Something that is greasy is covered with or contains fats and oils.
- evaluate: To evaluate is to think about what you did and suggest any changes or improvements.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that foods containing fats are 'bad' for humans and we should not eat them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Fats in food, absorbed by paper, are easily visible and make it easy to identify which foods contain fats. The size of greasy stains from food on paper can be observed and/or measured and compared.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'fat'
Fat is a nutrient found in foods such as butter and cheese. Only small amounts are needed as part of a healthy diet. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that foods containing fats are 'bad' for humans and we should not eat them. Correction: Emphasise to pupils that humans need some fat as part of a balanced diet and it is a diet that is very high in fat that is not healthy for humans. The foods themselves are ok to eat as part of a balanced diet.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Amounts of food Study Guide
- Different diets for different people Study Guide
- Fats in food: plan and do (non-statutory) Study Guide
- Food miles (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Local food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Making or finding food Study Guide
- Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory) Study Guide
- Nutrient-rich meal: planning (non-statutory) Study Guide
- Nutrition from food Study Guide
- Sustainable sources of food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Types of food Study Guide
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