A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.

Food gives living things energy and helps them to stay healthy.

Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people.

The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.

Animals who live under human control or care are in captivity.

Making or finding food

Science

Types of food

Amounts of food

Nutrition from food

Fats in food: plan and do (non-statutory)

Fats in food: review (non-statutory)

Nutrient-rich meal: planning (non-statutory)

Nutrient-rich meal: doing and reviewing (non-statutory)

Different diets for different people

Sustainable sources of food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Local food (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Food miles (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

In this Healthy eating unit, pupils learn that animals, including humans, can not make their own food, they get nutrition from what they eat. In the Human circulatory system and Keeping healthy units, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, and the impact of diet on the way their bodies function

In the Healthy me unit, pupils learnt about the importance for animals, including humans, to eat the right amounts of different types of food. In this Healthy eating unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to learn that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition from food

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.

Healthy eating

A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.

A vitamin is a chemical in food which helps the body to stay healthy.

Carbohydrates are found in foods like fruits, vegetables and grains. They give us energy.

Protein is found in foods like meat, fish and eggs. It helps a human's body to grow and repair itself.

Calcium is one of the chemicals that forms our bones and teeth. Calcium is found in dairy foods.

A dietician is a person who scientifically studies and gives advice about food and eating.

Nutrition is what you take into your body as food and the way that it influences your health.

Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.

Nutritional information is facts about the content of different foods.

An informed decision is a choice you make when you have all of the information about the decision topic.

A label is a sign that gives us information about the thing it is with.

If a set of objects are colour-coded, they are in different colours so that people can recognise them.

Calories are often used as a measurement of the amount of energy that food provides.

Fat is a nutrient found in foods such as butter and cheese. Only small amounts are needed as part of a healthy diet.

Something that is greasy is covered with or produced by fats and oils.

To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.

Something that is greasy is covered with or contains fats and oils.

To evaluate is to think about what you did and suggest any changes or improvements.

A diet is the sort of food animals including humans eat regularly.

Food groups are created by grouping together foods with similar nutritional values, such as proteins.

A processed food is any food that has been altered in some way during preparation.

A life skill is a skill that is useful or important in life, such as cooking.

When scientists review, they look again at what they have done and consider if it could be improved.

A preference is liking something more than another thing.

An allergy is a reaction to something that makes a person become sick or unwell.

An alternative is something that is different from what is usual.

Having a balanced diet means eating the right amount of foods from the different food groups.

The population is the total number of something living in a particular area in a particular period of time.

If something is sustainable, it meets the needs of people now without having a negative impact on the needs of people living in the future.

The environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants or animals and the conditions they live in.

Food that is in season is only harvested at that time each year.

When you harvest a crop, you cut and collect it from where it is growing.

Local food is food that is produced within a short distance of where it is bought and eaten.

Food that is seasonal is only harvested at certain times each year.

A crop is a plant that is grown to be sold, often as food.

The climate of a place is its weather patterns over many years.

Food miles are the distance between the place where food is grown or made and the place where it is eaten.

The environment is the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live.

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