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QCA

Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9B: Fit and healthy

QCA

Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:

  • names of vitamins and minerals
  • specialised words, eg cilia, emphysema
  • words with different meanings in scientific and everyday contexts,              eg addiction, fit
  • words and phrases relating to scientific enquiry, eg trial

Through the activities pupils could:

  • discuss and evaluate evidence to arrive at a considered viewpoint
  • follow a demonstration and make notes which are then used in another task

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. a. What do we mean by fit?
2. b. What do we mean by fit?
3. What helps the respiratory system to function?
4. What is the effect of smoking on the lungs and other body systems?
5. a. Why is diet important?
6. b. Why is diet important?
7. How does alcohol affect the body?
8. a. What else can we do to maintain fitness?
9. b. What else can we do to maintain fitness?
10. a. What effects do drugs have?
11. b. What effects do drugs have?
12. Are we healthier than our great-grandparents were?
13. Reviewing work