1. Camp Science

2. Monday 4 February Camp Science
SLO: Recall what nutrients and other substances are in food.
Define nutrient
Describe how food provides energy and building blocks for growth and repair
Intro to Camp Science – Curiosity posters
Grouping foods
Read p. 8 and top of p. 9, Exploring Science 8. Summarise key points as a mind map, and do Qs. 1, 2, 4.

3. Tuesday 5 February A balanced diet
SLO: Explain what a balanced diet is.
Define balanced diet
Draw a basic food pyramid
Explain why different foods should be eaten in different amounts
Notes on key functions of nutrients: energy, growth and repair, and health balance.
Reading labels – what do they tell you?
Listing types of diets – What is a balanced diet?
Homework: Find and cut out 2 food labels. Compare the energy content and nutrient content of each. Which contains most energy? Which contains a greater range of nutrients?

4. Thursday 7 February The role of nutrients
SLO: Recall why nutrients are needed and good sources for each of them.
• Define nutrient
• Explain the role of different nutrients in the body
• Explain the consequences of too much or too little of specific nutrients
Checking homework
A balanced diet
Draw food pyramid, write diet for the last 3 meals, compare to own diet.
8Ab/1 – Keeping it balanced cut and paste activity, using pyramid and other info on p. 10, Exploring Science 8.
What if you stopped eating sugar for a week?
Sugar
Read Focus On: diabetes, p. 13, Exploring Science 8 and complete 8Ab/3 – Focus on: Diet and diabetes.