Balanced diet

Science

Good and ill health

Food is a source of building materials and energy

Energy provided by food: practical

Imbalanced diet: starvation and deficiency diseases

Imbalanced diet: obesity

The effects of exercise on the human body

The effects of exercise on breathing and heart rate

Recovery time after exercise

Pupils will learn about infectious and non-infectious diseases and the impact of recreational drugs.

Pupils learned to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function.

This unit covers the components of a healthy diet, energy requirements, and the effects of imbalances, exercise, asthma, and smoking on the body. It also focuses on planning scientific enquiries, applying mathematical concepts, performing calculations, and basic data analysis techniques.

Diet and exercise

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

To help food move through the digestive system.

To provide insulation to keep the body warm.

Provide energy and insulation for the body.

Needed in small amounts to maintain a health body.

Helps food move through the digestive system.

Needed for chemical reactions, and to stay hydrated.

Match the food group to its role in the body.

What should a balanced diet be made up of?

Keeps our cells healthy and supports wound healing.

Needed for strong bones and teeth and healthy immune system.

Match the vitamins and minerals to their role in the body.

True or false? We should eat lots of saturated fat in our diet.

**Andeep:** "We should eat some fat as it makes up our cell membranes."

**Sam:** "There's no point eating fatty foods, they just make you overweight."

**Izzy:** "I cut off all the fat from my food. This makes it fat free."

True or false? Healthy means you are free from physical pain.

Which food is **not** a good source of protein?

True or false? Fibre helps us to digest our food.

Match the food to the nutrients that it is broken down into.

Balanced diet

Lesson outcome

Content guidance