The impact of something is the effect it has.

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

Drugs are substances that change the way our bodies work.

The lung is an organ that mammals use to breathe. Mammals have two lungs.

The impact of smoking

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 alcohol

Monitoring and improving lifestyle choices (Climate Change & Sustainability)

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

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

increased heart recovery rate after exercise.

a number of diseases, including heart and lung disease.

An addictive habit, like smoking, is something that is ...

Vaping is considered to be more harmful than smoking.

Vaping is considered to be just as harmful as smoking.

Vaping is considered to be less harmful than smoking, but still not safe.

Vaping is considered to be much less harmful than smoking and completely safe.

Tobacco contains a highly addictive drug called …

Smoking increases blood pressure and causes arteries to narrow, making it more difficult for blood to move around the body and deliver {{}} to parts of the body that need it to function.

speaking to friends and family members who smoke

finding out about smoking and vaping products on retailers’ websites

carrying out research using reliable secondary sources

trying cigarettes for yourself and seeing what happens

carrying out a fair test using cigarettes

What is the best way to find out about the dangers of smoking?

Into which organ does the air go when we breathe in?

The impact of a healthy lifestyle is a healthy body and good wellbeing. What does ‘impact’ mean?

The heart pumps blood around the body. What does the blood deliver to muscles as it moves around?

Blood moves around the body inside blood {{}}, which include arteries and veins.

All drugs are substances that change the way your body works.

All drugs have a negative impact on your health.

Drugs can only be purchased from pharmacies or prescribed by doctors.

Which of these statements about drugs is correct?

The impact of smoking

Lesson outcome

Content guidance