Cambridge Secondary (7-9). Stage 8. MCE Science. Student Book - Unit 1: Diet and Growth

What nutrients do you need to be healthy?

What habits should you have to make sure you eat healthily?

Does choosing to eat more plant-based foods like fruit, vegetables and grains help support environmental sustainability? Why do you think so?

Which two foods are rich in starch?

Which of these foods contain(s) mainly sugars?

Think about all the foods you ate yesterday. Which ones contained starch? Discuss your ideas with your group.

Think about all the foods you ate yesterday. Which ones contained refined sugar? Discuss your ideas with your group.

Think about all the foods you ate yesterday. Which ones contained other sugars? Discuss your ideas with your group.

How can bears live through the winter without eating? They hibernate! This means their body processes greatly slow down, but they still need energy to stay alive. Where do they get this energy from? In pairs, discuss your answers.

How can bears live through the winter without eating? They hibernate! This means their body processes greatly slow down, but they still need energy to stay alive. How is it stored in their bodies? In pairs, discuss your answers.

How can bears live through the winter without eating? They hibernate! This means their body processes greatly slow down, but they still need energy to stay alive. What happens when hibernation ends? In pairs, discuss your answers.

What happens when there is not enough fat in the body? In pairs, share your answers.

What happens when there is too much fat in the body? In pairs, share your answers.

Where is the excess fat stored? In pairs, share your answers.

Work on your own. Choose five food items that your household buys regularly. Look at the food label on the packaging of each item. An example is shown in Figure 1.12. How much fat does each item contain? Share your findings with the class.

Work on your own. Choose five food items that your household buys regularly. Look at the food label on the packaging of each item. An example is shown in Figure 1.12. How much carbohydrate does each item contain? Share your findings with the class.

Work on your own. Choose five food items that your household buys regularly. Look at the food label on the packaging of each item. An example is shown in Figure 1.12. How much protein does each item contain? Share your findings with the class.

Work on your own. Choose five food items that your household buys regularly. Look at the food label on the packaging of each item. An example is shown in Figure 1.12. What quantities of vitamins and minerals does each item contain? Share your findings with the class.

Choose five food items that your household buys regularly and look at the food label on each package. How does the information displayed allow you to compare different foods? Share your findings with the class.

Think about how a plant wilts when it does not have enough water. Humans do not wilt. But how does your body feel when you do not have enough water? Think about how important water is for the processes of your body.