GRADE FIVE SCIENCE

Hello Boys & Girls It is time once again for Science! Your holiday period is swiftly coming to an end. Do use the remaining time wisely. Have you been really reading and understanding what you are reading? Have you been sharing your stories and any new knowledge you have gained? Keep on reading. It is so good for you.

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the foods we eat. With a friend, name the different food groups that we have looked at. Match the following food groups with their food sources. Can you tell to which category each of the foods in the picture belongs? Make a simple table like the one below. Let’s now look at why we eat and how different foods function in different ways for us.

Food is important for life. In order for us to be healthy and active, we should certainly have enough food. The foods that we eat should also be safe and be rich in all of the nutrients our body needs. We should be able to choose from a variety of foods and we should eat them regularly, that is, throughout the day and every day of the year.

Without good nutrition, children and young people would not develop their potential fully. Adults would also find it difficult to do their best.

Food is important in providing what our bodies need to

Stay alive, be active, more about and work Build new cells and tissues for growth Stay healthy and heal themselves

Prevent and fight infections Food can be grouped in different categories. We will look at the following categories – carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.

Let’s study the table below to find out how the foods function for us and which foods are rich in the nutrients.

Food is important for life. To be healthy and active, we should certainly have enough food. But the foods we eat should also be safe and rich in all the nutrients our body needs.

We should choose from a wide variety of foods and we should eat them regularly, throughout the day, every day of the year. Do not forget that we should also enjoy the food that we eat, it should look, smell and taste good

Until next week, eat well and goodbye, Boys and Girls!