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Assessment - Science Y3: Movement and nutrition
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: The human digestive system
Identifying and describing the function of key organs in the digestive system. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
Y3/4 (A): Animals, including humans: Movement and nutrition
Exploring the role of skeletons and muscles, learning how the body uses energy and what constitutes a balanced diet.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall the three key functions of the skeleton (movement, support and protection).
- Describe a vertebrate, invertebrate, endoskeleton and exoskeleton.
- Identify and name the skull, spine, ribs and pelvis on a diagram.
- Recall that muscles cause movements in the body, some of which we control by choice and that they cause a movement by shortening and pulling on a bone.
- Recall that animals, including humans, need to eat food to survive.
- Describe some examples of how energy is used by the body and make comparisons about the energy demands between people.
- List some of the seven nutrient groups, name foods that are good sources of them and describe what they are needed for in the body.
- Compare two different meals and explain which is more balanced by naming the nutrient groups and commenting on the relevant proportions.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use information about skeletons to group animals.
- Record measurements of different bones and use the data to sort them into size order.
- Describe some ways scientific research has improved the field of bionics/prosthetics, such as the choice of materials or linking their movement to muscles in the arm.
- Find relevant data on food packaging and make numerical comparisons.
- Summarise key information using secondary sources.
- Describe some changes to scientific knowledge and jobs that require this information.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Skeletons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: The bones in our body
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Muscles and movement
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Eating for survival
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Nutrient groups
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: Balanced diets
Key skills
- Using standard units to measure and compare.
- Using measuring equipment with increasing accuracy.
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Key knowledge
- Animals can be grouped based on the presence of a skeleton.
- The skeleton in humans and some animals is used for movement, protection and support.
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Key vocabulary
balanced diet
bone
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
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Hole punches or sharp pencils and modelling dough.
×8 - Split pins Per child: 8
- Dice ×10
- A4 card ×15
- String
- Straws approx: 75
- Sticky tape
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Food packaging (e.g. crisp packets, empty boxes of biscuits and juice cartons).
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Paper plates or circles drawn on A4 paper
×30
The equipment below is optional
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Large piece of backing paper
×1
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y3/4 (A): Animals, including humans: Movement and nutrition
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the mixed-age unit ‘Movement and nutrition',
Vocabulary display – Science Y3/4 (A): Animals, including humans: Movement and nutrition
A display version of the vocabulary for the mixed-age unit ‘Movement and nutrition’.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Mathematics: Number and place value, Number – addition and subtraction, Measurement.
English: Spoken language, Reading.
Design and technology: Cooking and nutrition.
RSE
British values: Mutual respect, Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
