Thursday, 22nd September

TYPES OF FOOD

Dairy products

Fruit

Vegetables

Pulses

Fish

Cereals

Meat

UNIT 1: How our body works

Tuesday, 27th September

Why do we need food?

Food contains nutrients. Our body needs

nutrients to be healthy, to grow and to

move. We need…

CARBOHYDRATES to get energy:

Rice, bread, potatoes, pasta…

PROTEINS to grow:

Eggs, meat, pulses, dairy products…

FATS to store energy:

Butter, oil….

MINERALS to have strong bones:

Dairy products

VITAMINS to be healthy:

Fruit and vegetables.

Thursday, 29th September

Thursday, 6th October

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

1st The teeth chew the food

in the mouth.

2nd

The chewed food goes down

the gullet.

3rd

The chewed food mixes

with gastric juices in the

stomach.

4th Nutrients pass into the

blood in the small intestine.

5th Solid waste forms in the

large intestine.

Monday, 10th October

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

We need oxygen from the air to live.

1st The nose cleans the air

we breath in.

2nd

The windpipe divides into

two bronchi.

3rd

Oxygen passes into the

blood in the lungs.

Monday, 17th October

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

It carries nutrients and oxygen all over

the body. It is made up of the heart and

the blood vessels.

Heart blood vessels

LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM

It makes our body move.It is made up of

bones and muscles. It uses nutrients and

oxygen.

bones muscles