Evidence about healthy lifestyle: presentation (non-statutory) | Science

Starter quiz

What does it mean to communicate something?
- to move something from one place to another
- to exclude something
- to have something in common
- to share or exchange information ✓
Someone’s lifestyle is …
- the fashion choices they make.
- the way they choose to live. ✓
- the way they style their hair.
Scientists collect evidence from ______ that helps us to make informed choices about healthy lifestyles.
- 'research' ✓
A ______ source is a source created using information gathered by others, such as a newspaper article, podcast or non-fiction book.
- 'secondary' ✓
True or false? Looking at who wrote a source of information is one way we can determine how reliable the source is.
- True ✓
- False
We can use evidence to make _________ about the impact of different things on our physical and mental health.
- conclusions ✓
- equipment
- methods

Exit quiz

Laura has carried out some research about a healthy, balanced diet. Which of these would not be a good way to communicate her findings?
- a podcast where she explains what she found out
- photographs of the nutritional information of different foods ✓
- a booklet with photographs and information
- a magazine article with easy-to-read paragraphs
Why should information intended to help people make healthy choices be presented in a clear and accessible way?
- because we want as many people as possible to understand it ✓
- because we want very few people to understand it
- because we want to show how hard we have worked
______ is information which helps us to prove that something is true or not true.
- 'Evidence' ✓
When we are carrying out research, it is important to examine information from a range of __________ sources.
- questionable
- complex
- biased
- reliable ✓
How do scientists gather evidence to help us make informed choices about healthy lifestyles?
- carrying out enquiries and research ✓
- analysing social media posts
- asking their friends and family
- making their best estimates
Findings can be presented in a range of ways including verbal and ______ forms.
- 'written' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Scientists collect evidence from research that helps us to make informed choices about healthy lifestyles.
It is important to examine information from a range of reliable sources.
Findings can be presented in a range of ways including oral and written forms.
Information for the general public should be communicated in a clear and accessible way.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that scientific information communicated with the public should be presented in a complicated and ‘wordy’ way to make it more seem more intelligent or ‘official’.

Explain that information intended to help people make healthy lifestyle choices is best presented in a way that will allow as many people as possible to engage with it, so that they can make informed choices.

Keywords

Lifestyle - A person’s lifestyle is the way they choose to live.
Research - To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.
Evidence - Evidence is information which helps us to prove that something is true or not true.
Secondary source - Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.
Communicate - To communicate is to share or exchange information or ideas.