Fats in food: plan and do (non-statutory)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can set up an investigation to compare how much fat is in different types of food.
Key learning points
- Fats are a type of nutrient that you get from your diet, that give your body energy.
- It is essential to eat some fats, though it is also harmful to eat too much.
- Fats in foods produce a greasy mark that is not easily removed.
- Fats in food, absorbed by paper, are easily visible and make it easy to identify which foods contain fats.
- Scientists ask questions, then plan investigations to find answers.
Keywords
Nutrient - A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow.
Label - A label is a sign that gives us information about the thing it is with.
Fat - Fat is a nutrient found in foods such as butter and cheese. Only small amounts are needed as part of a healthy diet.
Greasy - Something that is greasy is covered with or produced by fats and oils.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.
Common misconception
All foods containing fats are 'bad' for us and we should not eat them.
Humans need some fat as part of a balanced diet but a diet that is very high in fat is not healthy for humans.
Teacher tip
Keep the food labels used in the previous lesson to use again or ask pupils to collect and bring in food labels from home to ensure a good variety to explore.
Equipment
Food labels, a variety of different types of crisps, squared paper.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these can help us to make decisions about the food that we eat?
Q2.Why is it important that humans have a diet that contains some fat?
Q3.Fat is a type of ...
Q4.Which of these foods has a high fat content?
Q5.Which of these food labels shows a high fat content?
Q6.How can we find out more about nutrients in food?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a nutrient?
Q2.Should humans eat foods that contain fats?
Q3.How can we find out which foods contain fat?
Q4.Greasy marks left by some foods are easy to see. Why is this useful?
Q5.How much fat does this pizza contain per 100 g?
Q6.Which of these foods would we expect to create the largest greasy mark?
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