Nutrition and diet

What food should we eat?      • Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. • Working scientifically – Talk about criteria for grouping, sorting and classifying (non-statutory). 

 Why do we need to eat a range of food?     • Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food, they get nutrition from what they eat. • Working scientifically – Using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings. 

 What is a balanced diet?    • Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. • Working scientifically – Reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions. 

 How do we get nutrition?   • Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. • Working scientifically – Identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes. 

 Animal diets      • Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. • Working scientifically – Using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings.