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

The impact of something is the effect it has.

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

Something beneficial is something that is good; it results in benefits.

The impact of a balanced diet

Science

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

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Match the food groups to the types of food that is a good source of each.

A person’s {{}} is all of the different types of food that they eat regularly.

Eating foods that contain essential {{}} is important for good health, growth and development.

because we need to clear our plates so we don’t waste food 

because we need to eat food we enjoy so we’re not hungry

because we need the essential nutrients to allow our bodies to function properly

Why is it important to eat a balanced diet?

lower likelihood of developing some diseases.

increased chance of developing heart disease.

A balanced diet in childhood can lead to…

a diet that contains only protein-rich foods

a diet that has the right amounts of all the different types of foods

Which of these diets would be beneficial to your health?

A balanced diet is beneficial to our health. What does beneficial mean?

Animals get nutrients from the food they eat.

Nutrients are important substances that living things need to grow and survive.

Animals produce their own nutrients inside their bodies.

Which statement about nutrients is incorrect?

Which system in the body is responsible for breaking down the food we eat and absorbing important nutrients?

Which body system is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients around the body in the blood?

Food arrives in the stomach where it is digested further by stomach acid.

Partly digested food moves to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed.

Anything left moves through the large intestine and out through the anus.

Starting with food being chewed in the mouth, put the stages of digestion into the correct order.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The impact of a balanced diet

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.