Food, Nutrition and Food Tests Explained - Find the Pair Game - KS3

This is an engaging and enjoyable memory game on food groups, nutrition and food tests Pupils work in teams of three or four. Each team lays out their 42 cards face down in a square and take it in turn to turn over two cards. If the cards are a question and its correct answer, the pupil keeps the pair. If they are not a match they are turned face down and the next pupil gets a turn. This process continues until all cards are matched and the winner is the pupil with the most pairs.

If a team member thinks that the selectors pair is not a correct match, they can challenge.
Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and the teacher also has a quick-check answer sheet. If the challenge is correct, the challenger keeps the pair.

**Included in this Pack. **

• 42 question and answer cards
• Teacher’s answer sheet.
• Instruction sheet

Preparation

• Use double-sided printing to copy 1 set per group of 4 pupils.
• Sheets could be laminated to enable year-on-year use.
• Cut sheets into cards.

Prior Knowledge Required

• Carbohydrates provide energy
• Proteins needed for growth and repair
• Lipids (fats) provide energy and insulation
• Minerals needed for a healthy body – examples iron for red blood cells and calcium for teeth and bones
• Vitamins – enable body to use other nutrients more efficiently – examples Vit A for eyesight, Vit C prevents scurvy, Vit K for blood clotting
• Roughage (fiber) moves food through the gut.
• Why roughage helps prevent bowel cancer explained.
• Importance of water in the diet.
• Examples of foods containing the five nutrients and roughage.
• Excess carbohydrates and fats are laid down under the skin.
• A balanced diet explained.
• Energy in food and energy needed for activity are measured in kilojoules (kj).
• Working out the energy in a meal.

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