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Working Scientifically: Investigating Diets, Bones, and Muscles
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
6 lessons
Goal
Apply scientific enquiry methods—fair testing, pattern seeking, data logging, and evidence-based conclusions—to study nutrition, skeletal structures, and muscular performance.
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Testing Foods for Fats and Starches
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- 5Comparing Human and Vertebrate X-Rays and DiagramsNot started yet
- 6Drawing Evidence-Based Conclusions About Nutrition and SkeletonsNot started yet
Standards Covered
- science.ks2.y1.t2.s1National Curriculum (England) · Science · Year 3 (KS2) · Grade 3identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat
- science.ks2.y1.t2.s2National Curriculum (England) · Science · Year 3 (KS2) · Grade 3identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.
Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
1
6 lessons
Animal and Human Nutrition: Why We Need Food
Explain why animals and humans need nutrition, how they obtain it by eating rather than making food, and identify the main reasons bodies require nutrients.
2
8 lessons
Nutrients and Balanced Diets for Humans
Identify the seven main food groups and nutrient types, explain their functions in the human body, and plan balanced meals.
3
6 lessons
Animal Diets, Teeth, and Getting Nutrition
Compare how different animals obtain nutrition based on their diets (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores), adaptations, and trophic relationships.
4
6 lessons
The Human Skeleton: Bones, Structure, and Support
Identify major bones in the human body and explain how the internal skeleton provides upright structure, support, and shape.
5
5 lessons
Skeletons for Protecting Vital Organs
Explain how specific bony structures shield delicate, vital organs from impacts and injury.
6
6 lessons
Muscles, Joints, and How Skeletons Move
Explain how joints allow flexible connection between bones and how antagonistic muscle pairs contract and relax to create movement.
7
6 lessons
Animal Skeletons: Endoskeletons, Exoskeletons, and Hydrostatic
Compare endoskeletons, exoskeletons, and hydrostatic skeletons across vertebrates and invertebrates, describing how each supports and protects the animal.
8
6 lessons
Working Scientifically: Investigating Diets, Bones, and Muscles
Apply scientific enquiry methods—fair testing, pattern seeking, data logging, and evidence-based conclusions—to study nutrition, skeletal structures, and muscular performance.