A person’s lifestyle is the way they choose to live.

Evidence is information we can use to prove or disprove scientific ideas.

An enquiry is an investigation to find out more about something.

A reliable source is one where you can trust the information that the source provides.

To evaluate a source of information is to judge its quality or reliability.

Evidence about healthy lifestyle: do and review (non-statutory)

Science

The impact of a balanced diet

Healthy and sustainable proteins (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Mushrooms and mycoprotein (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Healthy heart rate

Heart recovery time after exercise

Healthy hearts

Legal and illegal drugs

The impact of smoking

The impact of alcohol

Monitoring and improving lifestyle choices

Evidence about healthy lifestyle: presentation (non-statutory)

In this Keeping healthy unit, pupils learn about diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. In the Diet and exercise unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn more about food as a source of building materials and energy, as well as the effects of exercise on the human body.

In the Healthy me unit, pupils learnt to describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene. In this Keeping healthy unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function

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.

Keeping healthy

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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whether we can trust the information in it.

if it has been presented in a clear and accessible way.

how popular it has been with our friends and family.

how long it takes to read the information.

When we evaluate a secondary source for reliability we are checking to see…

Determining what the purpose of the source is.

Finding out how many likes it received on social media.

Looking at what evidence was used to write it.

Looking at how many paragraphs long it is.

Which of these will not help us to determine the reliability of a source?

Sources found online are always more reliable than those in books.

Any published source of information must be factually accurate.

Both online and printed information sources can vary in reliability.

Only information printed in books is trustworthy.

Which of these statements about secondary sources of information is correct?

A blog belonging to a company that brews beer.

A government website with statistics about alcohol-related diseases.

A newspaper article about alcoholic drinks trends.

A video by an influencer who describes how she felt after consuming alcohol.

Izzy would like to find out more about how alcohol would affect the human body. Which of these websites are likely to have the most reliable information for her to examine?

More reading practice will help to make us skilled readers.

Reading a lot of different sources prepares us for tests about healthy living.

Different enquiries may have found different results to consider.

Reading multiple sources may help us identify false or misleading information.

Why is it important to examine more than one source when looking for information to support decision making?

Which of these substances have a negative impact on the body?

Which of the following would have a positive impact on our heart health?

It explains the method to carry out an enquiry.

It explains what the results from an enquiry show or mean.

It is a table showing the data found during an enquiry.

Information we can use to prove or disprove scientific ideas.

Information which has been gathered a very long time ago.

A collection of theories created by famous scientists.

A collection of ideas written down in a book.

We can use evidence from enquiries to find out about things that affect our health. What is evidence?

Sources created using information that cannot be proved.

Sources created using information that is very old.

Sources created using information gathered by others.

Sources created only by people in secondary school.

We can learn more about things by carrying out research using secondary sources. What are secondary sources?

Exit Quiz

Scientists collect from enquiries that helps us to make informed choices about healthy lifestyles.