Year 6 - Science
The impact of alcohol
Keeping healthy
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Unit Summary
This unit examines how diet, exercise, drugs, and lifestyle impact body function. It focuses on planning scientific enquiries, controlling variables, taking precise measurements, and recording complex data. Emphasis is on presenting findings, drawing conclusions, and evaluating scientific evidence.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe the impact of alcohol on the human body.
Key Notes
- Alcohol is an addictive drug that can be found in drinks such as beer, cider and wine.
- Alcohol changes a person's ability to think, speak, and see things as they really are.
- Alcohol can cause damage to your liver, heart and brain and cause illnesses including cancer and strokes.
- Information about the impact of alcohol on the body can be researched using secondary sources of information.
Vocabulary To Learn
- alcohol: Alcohol is a type of drug that is found in drinks like beer, wine and cider.
- drug: Drugs are substances that change the way our bodies work.
- addictive: Something addictive is something that is very hard to stop doing because your body craves more.
- impact: The impact of something is the effect it has.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that alcohol is safe for adults to drink because it is not illegal.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Alcohol is an addictive drug that can be found in drinks such as beer, cider and wine. Alcohol changes a person's ability to think, speak, and see things as they really are.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'alcohol'
Alcohol is a type of drug that is found in drinks like beer, wine and cider. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that alcohol is safe for adults to drink because it is not illegal. Correction: Explain that, although it is legal for adults to drink alcohol, it can still be harmful. This can be supported with examples of the impact alcohol has on the body (shared in the slide deck).
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- Evidence about healthy lifestyle: presentation (non-statutory) Study Guide
- Healthy and sustainable proteins (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Healthy heart rate Study Guide
- Healthy hearts Study Guide
- Heart recovery time after exercise Study Guide
- Legal and illegal drugs Study Guide
- Monitoring and improving lifestyle choices (Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- Mushrooms and mycoprotein (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability) Study Guide
- The impact of a balanced diet Study Guide
- The impact of smoking Study Guide
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