Free teacher web sites for Science topic ‘Life - Keeping healthy’

Lovely visual plate / pie chart style picture. You know the one.

External link: A balanced diet

• suitable for class use

Comprehensive A-Z, with excellent photos accompanying straightforward text. You could use this as a good source of images for your own white board presentation or pupils' own writing (remember to say where the images came from though).

External link: A-Z of fruit and veg

• suitable for class use

Super images from the farm and a pictorial explanation of how we get butter and other products. Please note this site deals with meat and although sensitively done, will not be suitable for certain children in your class.

External link: Animal images and from field to fridge diagram

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

Make the character sit, walk or run and see how her heart reesponds. A great BBC website.

External link: Effect of exercise on the heart

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Some great activities for infants.

External link: Healthy living activities

• suitable for class use

A powerpoint presentation from NWN providing all you need to teach healthy living to upper KS2.

External link: Healthy living presentation

• suitable for class use

No pictures, but the explanations are useful for upper KS2.

External link: Information about food groups

• suitable for class use

Attractive, visual 'balanced plate' activity that would do well on your white board. Drag the food items to the right segment on the plate.

External link: Make a balanced plate

• suitable for class use

Here you can explore the grain chain: find out how grains are grown and harvested, what happens to them before they reach your plate, and why they're so good for you! Investigate healthy eating and meal planning, or go behind the scenes of the flour, grain and baking industry. Includes worksheets and videos. Also includes: * Energy in and out, * Food for life, * Growing our food, * The grain chain, * Get cooking!, * Making and celebrating, * Energenie energy trail game, * Freddy Flourbag challenge, * Quiz.

External link: The grain chain - the part food plays in a healthy lifestyle

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

We know the text may not be primary specific, but the images will create a talking point, if you are confident about telling the story of why British sailors ate limes to fight off scurvy.

External link: The story of sailors and limes

• suitable for teachers’ personal use

Questions like this are answered by the 'Professor' in nice simple language. You can even ask your own questions via an email form on the site. Very child-friendly.

External link: Why we have to eat 5 a day

• suitable for class use

• suitable for teachers’ personal use