Starter quiz
- What is the name for a scientist who studies food?
- a chemist
- a nutritionist ✓
- a botanist
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- Which of these statements are true?
- A nutritionist finds out how to make waterproof materials.
- A nutritionist finds out how plants grow.
- A nutritionist finds out how food works in your body. ✓
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- Nutritionists carry out ______ to find out more about food.
- 'tests' ✓
- How can the observations nutritionists make about fats in food help people?
- To make healthy food choices. ✓
- To have healthy teeth.
- To have good personal hygiene.
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- Why is it important to help people to make healthy food choices?
- So they can eat lots of sweets.
- So they can live healthier lives. ✓
- So they can do more exercise.
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- Who do nutritionists share their test results with?
- companies that make materials
- schools and food companies ✓
- gardeners
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Exit quiz
- Which of these helps humans to live a healthy life?
- being active ✓
- washing your hands regularly ✓
- watching television
- Which of these photographs shows good personal hygiene?
- teeth brushing ✓
- cycling
- eating a healthy diet
- Humans need to exercise to stay healthy. Which of these is a good way of exercising?
- reading a book
- brushing your teeth
- swimming ✓
- Which sort of food should humans eat most of?
- fruit and vegetables ✓
- milk and dairy
- meat
- How do scientists share the information they find out?
- They observe it.
- They compare it.
- They present it. ✓
- Scientists share important information by presenting it in different ways. Match the way of presenting to how a scientist would share the information.
- writing about it⇔Creating instructions on how humans should brush their teeth. ✓
- drawing it⇔Making a poster about how much food humans should eat. ✓
- talking about it⇔Giving a presentation to a food company. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- It is important for humans to have good hygiene in order to live a healthy life.
- It is important for humans to exercise and eat the right amounts of different types of food.
- Scientists share important information by presenting it in different ways.
Common misconception
Being seen as ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’ is linked to personal attributes as well as physical attributes (such as regarding an unhealthy character as lazy or untidy).
Reminders that there are simple measures that a human can take to help them to lead a healthy life, such as having a healthy diet, having good personal hygiene and exercising regularly.
Keywords
Healthy - The health of a living thing is how well or ill it is. A healthy diet keeps a person or animal well.
Hygiene - Hygiene means keeping yourself and where you live clean.
Unhealthy - Something that is unhealthy is not good for your health.
Presenting - Presenting information is to show or share it with others.
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