Y3/4 (A): Making connections: How does food affect muscle fatigue?

Exploring the relationship between food consumption and muscle fatigue through scientific enquiry.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Recall key knowledge from previous units.
  • Apply knowledge in new contexts.

 

When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Carry out a full scientific enquiry.

 

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.

 

For more information about this unit, please see the Teacher video: Making connections – How does food affect muscle fatigue? in Lesson 1: Investigating muscle fatigue – Planning.

Suggested prior learning

This unit revises and builds on learning from the previous Y3/4 (A) Science units.

Lessons

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Investigating muscle fatigue – Planning

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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Investigating muscle fatigue – Gathering data

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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Investigating muscle fatigue – Analysing, concluding and evaluating

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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Investigating muscle fatigue – Extending

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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Investigating muscle fatigue – Presenting

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Key skills

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Key knowledge

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Y3/4 (A): Science Knowledge organisers

A complete collection of the Year 3/4 (A) Knowledge organisers referred to in this unit. The Making connections units do…

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English: Reading – comprehension; Writing – composition.

Mathematics: Number – fractions (including decimals); Measurement; Number – number and place value; Statistics.

Design and technology: Cooking and nutrition; Design; Evaluate.

RSE: Health eating.

Physical Education.

Geography: Human and physical geography.

British values: Mutual respect; Rule of law.

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