You are what you eat

• Science
• Primary Education
• Age 5,11

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

BIG QUESTION

How do I choose the right food to eat?  

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

RECAPITULATION OF THE CONCEPTS LEARNED BASED ON BALANCED DIET 

SEL ACTIVITY

Children will attempt STUDIO ACTIVITY 6.5 

CONTENT

Children will attempt the Notebook work followed by discussion in class.

NOTEBOOK WORK

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

S.No.                                                            C.F                      DATE

Q1. Define Balanced diet.

Q2. Identify the nutrients present in the following food items.

Q3.Suggest the nutrients to be included in the BALANCED DIET of the following:

1.Athlete

2.Toddler

3Rickshaw puller

4.Shopkeeper  

THINKLINE

Q4.It’s advised to take healthy food items to build healthy immune system during pandemic. Do you agree/disagree? Justify your answer. 

SUCCESS CRITERIA Now I can:

Describe the food items in my meal.

Propose ways to ensure the intake of a balanced meal

YES I CAN

I NEED HELP

NO,I HAVE DOUBTS

                DAY 2

BIG QUESTION

How do I choose the right food to eat? 

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROPOSE WAYS TO ENSURE THE INTAKE OF A BALANCED MEAL – DEFICIENCY DISEASES

SEL ACTIVITY 

“Physical exercise helps us to stay healthy”

Do you agree/disagree. You can draw/insert image. 

CONTENT

Effects of not eating a Balanced Diet and the Deficiency Diseases caused by lack of nutrients will be discussed (STUDIO Fig-5).

 

Q1. Identify the Deficiency Diseases caused by the lack of following Nutrients:

PROTEIN

VITAMIN A

CALCIUM

VITAMIN C

PROPOSED QUESTIONS

Q2. Identify the food source rich in following nutrients:

VITAMIN B

IRON

VITAMIN D

Q3. What are vitamins?

1 Substances that are made in large amounts by the body.

2 Substances that serve as a major energy source in the diets of animals.

3 Substances that contain iron and calcium which are essential for the body.

4 Substances required in small amounts for normal body growth and activity. 

Q4. DIETARY FIBRE is the part of our food which our body cannot fully digest. From which of these does it come?

1 Milk 2 Leafy vegetables 3 Sea fish 4 Ghee and oils 

Identify the food source rich in following nutrients:

VITAMIN B

IRON

VITAMIN D 

Success criteria
Propose ways to ensure the intake of a balanced meal – deficiency diseases

YES,I CAN

I HAVE DOUBTS

I NEED HELP

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROPOSE WAYS TO ENSURE THE INTAKE OF A BALANCED MEAL - CONSTIPATION & DEHYDRATION 

BIG QUESTION

How do I choose the right food to eat?  

SEL ACTIVITY

Soham is so thirsty, but he does not want to miss football coaching. He thinks he will drink water later. Do you agree with Soham? Why or Why not?

CONTENT

Effects of not eating a Balanced Diet and the Deficiency Diseases – CONSTIPATION and DEHYDRATION caused by lack of FIBRE and WATER will be discussed (STUDIO Fig-5)

PROPOSED QUESTIONS

Q1. DEFINE :

Constipation

Dehydration

Q2. What steps should we take to avoid constipation?

Q3. List any two symptoms of Dehydration in body? 

Q4.Shikha, 12 years old, loved apples and decided to eat only apples for a month. Which of the following will happen as a result?

1. As apples do not contain all nutrients, she may become unhealthy.
2. More apples eaten will be converted to fats and stored in her body.
3. Apples are healthy food items and hence she will remain healthy.
4. Apples do not contain too much water and hence she will not have any energy.

Closure

Q. List any two symptoms of Dehydration in body? 

SUCESS CRITERIA
Now I can:
Propose ways to ensure the intake of a balanced meal

YES, I CAN

I NEED HELP

NO, I HAVE DOUBTS

HOMEFUN

Children will attempt Companion Activity 6.9