Grade-3

Social Studies

Topic-
5.1 Food and health

14th May to 18th May

 AFL: Pick odd one out:

A B C

D E F
Learning objective:

• To understand how the body uses

food and importance to eat well
Individual Activity: Booklet pg. 29

Write the meaning of: ( Refer Glossary) Pg-103

a) Body fluids

Liquids inside the body, including blood

and saliva
Introduction Good food
 The food we eat contains different
nutrients.
 The body uses these to grow, to maintain
and repair itself, and for the activity.
Three main groups of nutrients:
 carbohydrates
 proteins The body also needs
 fats. other nutrients called:
o vitamins
o minerals
o water to make body
• These three groups provide all the
energy the body uses. fluids
Key learning Types of carbohydrates
There two types of carbohydrates: sugars and starches.
Sugars are simple carbohydrates like:
fruit or yoghurt
sweets and white sugars
your body digests and uses these quickly.
Starches are complex carbohydrates
potatoes, wholegrain,
 rice and pasta
it takes your body longer to digest
These foods also supply other nutrients and something called
fibre. Fibre helps your digestion and makes you feel full.
Key learning Protein, Fat, Vitamins and minerals
Protein helps your body: Fat is used by the body as a kind of
build up muscles energy store.
Repair your body • It protects some organs
• helps skin and hair to stay healthy.
We get protein from:
We can get fats from:
 meat, • animals and some plant products such
poultry, eggs as olive oil.
dairy products,
Vitamins and minerals do
nuts and legumes important jobs.
(beans, peas and • They help to make strong
lentils). teeth and bones and to
fight infections.
 2. Answer the following questions:PG-
1. Fibre: 33
•It helps digestion.a)How do these nutrients help us?
•It makes us feel full.
2. Protein:
•It helps the body to build up muscles.
•It helps the body repair.
3. Fat:
•It protects some organs.
•It helps skin and hair to stay healthy.
4. Vitamins and minerals:
•They help to make strong teeth and bones.
Key learning
Some processed foods such as fast
foods, crisps and cookies have a lot
of fat but not many other useful
nutrients.
Did you know?
We need to eat a range of
More than two-thirds of foods to get all the
your bodyweight comes different vitamins and
from water. Every part minerals we need.
of you contains water
even your bones.
Review
 The food we eat contains different nutrients.
 The body uses these to grow, to maintain and repair itself, and
for the activity.
Three main groups of nutrients:
 carbohydrates
 proteins
 Fats
 We need to eat a range of foods to get all the different vitamins
and minerals we need.
THINK/PAIR/SHARE(ACTIVITY):BOOKLET PG 33
3. Name the food items that are rich in: Refer text
book pg-95

A) fat.

Olive oil, butter.

B) Protein.

Meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, nuts and

legumes (beans, peas and lentils).
 2. Choose the correct answer from the brackets!
AOL: ( starches, nutrients, yoghurt, sugars, fruit) pg-29

nutrients
1. The food we eat contains different____________.

starches
sugars and _________.
2. Two types of carbohydrates are ________

fruits
3. Simple carbohydrates are in foods like __________or
yoghurt
Challenge:
What kind of food give you all different
nutrients?

 fruits and vegetables

 whole grains

 Meat, poultry,
fish, and beans
Thank
you
 Dairy and dairy
substitutes
 HOMEWORK.

Write down the meaning of : (refer glossary)

1. Fibre
2. Organs
3. Infectious
In term 3 booklet pg-32