Year 3 - Science
Local food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
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 describe the advantages of eating local food.
Key Notes
- Food grown in this country does not travel far to reach your plate compared with food from other countries.
- Eating local foods which are in season helps the environment.
- Some foods grown in other countries need lots of water to grow.
- Some foods grown in other countries take up a lot of land to grow.
Vocabulary To Learn
- local: Local food is food that is produced within a short distance of where it is bought and eaten.
- environment: The environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals and the conditions they live in.
- seasonal: Food that is seasonal is only harvested at certain times each year.
- crop: A crop is a plant that is grown to be sold, often as food.
- climate: The climate of a place is its weather patterns over many years.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may be unaware of the provenance of their food and the possible environmental impact of eating foods from different places.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Food grown in this country does not travel far to reach your plate compared with food from other countries. Eating local foods which are in season helps the environment.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'local'
Local food is food that is produced within a short distance of where it is bought and eaten. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may be unaware of the provenance of their food and the possible environmental impact of eating foods from different places. Correction: Explanation of how some foods are grown in the UK and how eating local, seasonal food can minimise the impact on the environment.
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
- Fats in food: review (non-statutory) Study Guide
- Food miles (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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