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Science at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 9B: Fit and healthy

QCA

Resources

Resources include:

  • secondary sources providing data about effects of smoking, effects of alcohol on reaction time, heart disease
  • normal and decaffeinated cola
  • leaflets, articles, etc about fitness regimes
  • secondary sources providing data about illnesses caused by dietary deficiencies and about sports-related injuries
  • information about replacement hip/knee joints
  • secondary sources illustrating how joints work
  • secondary sources illustrating how energy from food is used
  • slides showing smokers' and non-smokers' lungs
  • a variety of sources of information about health and disease over the last 100 years

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