Description
This unit covers the components of a healthy diet, energy requirements, and the effects of imbalances, exercise, asthma, and smoking on the body. It also focuses on planning scientific enquiries, applying mathematical concepts, performing calculations, and basic data analysis techniques.
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Keeping healthy, where they explored the importance of a balanced diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices for overall health. It deepens their understanding by examining the specific impacts of diet and exercise on body systems, including effects of physical activity. This prepares pupils for the next unit, Disease and drugs, where they will apply their knowledge to explore how lifestyle factors contribute to disease risk and the role of drugs in managing health conditions, reinforcing the link between daily choices and long-term health.
