Alcohol is a type of drug that is found in drinks like beer, wine and cider.

Drugs are substances that change the way our bodies work.

Something addictive is something that is very hard to stop doing because your body craves more.

The impact of something is the effect it has.

The impact of alcohol

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

Monitoring and improving lifestyle choices

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

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

{{}} is a drug found in certain types of drinks that can only be bought by adults over the age of 18, such as beer.

Which of these drinks usually contain alcohol?

When someone has drunk alcohol, which of these effects might they feel?

observing the packaging of different types of alcohol

carrying out research using secondary sources

How can we find out more about the impact of alcohol on our bodies?

Alcohol can be {{}}, which means it is difficult to stop drinking it once you have become used to it.

What does it mean if something is harmful?

No one knows what will happen if you do it.

The organ which is in the centre of our chests that pumps blood around the body is called the {{}}.

The organ which is inside your skull that controls your body is called the {{}}.

a substance which affects the way your body works.

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