Science at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 8A: Food and digestion
Section 6: c. Which foods provide a balanced diet?
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Objectives |
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- to select relevant information and link to other information from a range of sources
- to recognise where evidence is not sufficient to draw firm conclusions
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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Children: |
- Ask pupils to produce a report of their findings and conclusions in an interesting and appropriate format,
eg display work, an advisory leaflet for a particular target group, a class debate, a radio interview script.
- Remind pupils about earlier work on food chains and contrast the diet of animals with the range of the human diet.
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- select relevant information
- indicate where knowledge is not sufficient to draw a firm conclusion
- represent information in a format appropriate to the audience
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Points to note |
- Leaflets and posters providing information on diet are available from many sources, including health promotion units and health organisations,
eg the British Heart Foundation, British Nutrition Foundation, food manufacturers, food marketing organisations,
eg The National Dairy Council, food retailers and the media.
- Many of these organisations also provide internet sites presenting dietary information. Pupils could be encouraged to explore these.
- Extension: pupils could be asked to find out about the diet of another mammal and to compare the range of nutrients it provides with those in the human diet.
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