Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To identify factors that affect our health and how to reduce their negative impact.
Working scientifically
- To evaluate sources of information.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can recall factors that improve someone’s health.
- I
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National curriculum
Science
Animals including humans
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall the following key facts from the unit Science, Year 3/4 (A), Animals: Movement and nutrition: Animals, including humans, need to eat food to survive. The body uses energy and different people have different energy demands. Seven nutrient groups are needed to make up a balanced…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Advice about health as a transcript while listening to the doctor’s audio in the Main event; could use the Knowledge organiser to consider questions to ask about factors affecting health.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should consider the likelihood of their advice being adopted by a patient to support evaluating its impact; could choose an extension activity relating to health from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Circulation and health.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling factors that improve someone’s health and
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can recall factors that improve someone’s health, such as eating a balanced diet with all seven nutrient groups, regular exercise and social interaction.
- I can recall factors that negatively affect someone’s health, such as eating too much salt and sugar, sitting for long periods and taking non-prescribed medicines.
- I can suggest improvements to someone’s health, such as increasing activity levels, finding new hobbies or increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables eaten.
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Vocabulary definitions
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balanced diet
A diet that includes all seven nutrients in the right amounts.
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diet
The kinds of foods a living things eats.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y5/6 (A): Circulation and health
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Factors affecting health
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: The heart and circulatory system
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Blood
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Heart rate
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Investigating exercise and heart rate
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: Heart rate and fitness
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 31st January, 2025
