Food Groups, Nutrition and Food Tests 7 Game Compendium KS3

A compendium of seven, enjoyable and challenging games on food, nutrition and food tests. Each game is fully resourced, suitable for all abilities, comes with full instructions and is easy to run.

Games Included

• Find the Pair
• Dominoes
• Smart Board Bingo
• Food Groups & Food Tests Board Game
• Save the School Principal Escape Room
• Wildcard & Snap

What’s Covered

• 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.

This versatile pack can be used to reinforce knowledge at the end of the topic or for revision. Many of the games could be used for cover lessons, even when taken by a non-specialist as they come with a hard-copy or PowerPoint of the answers. It is also the ideal end of term/year pack.

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