Year 3 - Science
Types of food
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 identify that humans get nutrients from different types of food.
Key Notes
- Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and fibre for good health.
- Carbohydrates give us the energy we need to be active.
- Proteins help our bones and muscles to grow, be healthy and repair.
- Dairy, and alternatives, provides calcium for bone health.
- A small amount of fat, such as oils and spreads, is an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet.
Vocabulary To Learn
- nutrient: A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.
- vitamin: A vitamin is a chemical in food which helps the body to stay healthy.
- carbohydrate: Carbohydrates are found in foods like fruits, vegetables and grains. They give us energy.
- protein: Protein is found in foods like meat, fish and eggs. It helps a human's body to grow and repair itself.
- calcium: Calcium is one of the chemicals that forms our bones and teeth. Calcium is found in dairy foods.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Foods are either 'good' or 'bad' for you.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins and fibre for good health. Carbohydrates give us the energy we need to be active.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'nutrient'
A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Foods are either 'good' or 'bad' for you. Correction: Explanation of different nutrients in foods and how they can be beneficial to our health.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- 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
- 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
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