Science – 1st Period 

Teacher​:​ Mrs. Alaje Esther 
Date:​ 07/05/2020 

 
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Subject: ​Science 

Class: ​Nursery 3 

Topic: ​Different types of food we eat and why we eat 

food 
​Meaning of food 
What is food? 
 
Food is what people or animals eat in order to stop hunger. Examples are: 
yam, rice, bean, plantain, carrot, cassava, groundnut etc. 

Why do we eat food? 

There are many reasons why we eat food. These are: 

1. We eat in order to be alive 

2. We eat to grow 

 
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3. To gain energy to do work 
4. To be healthy 
5. We eat in order to stop hunger 

Exercises 

1. Food is what we eat to stop hunger. (True or False?) 

2. We eat in order to be ……………….. 
3. …………….. helps us to stay healthy. 
4. We eat to gain energy to do …………….. 
5. Give 5 examples of the food we eat. 
I. ……………. 
II. ……………. 
III. …………... 
IV. …………… 
V. …………...