LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and materials for growth and repair of the body.

Objective 4.03

Discuss how foods provide both energy and nutrients for living organisms.

Resources aligned to this objective

Resources on the web

Got Broccoli?
This Science NetLinks lesson encapsulates what students have learned about nutrients, their different forms, and their importance for particular tasks in the body. It works in conjunction with Why We Need Food and Good Food, Good Health, which are Science... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living and Science)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Good food, good health
In this activity, students use Internet resources to explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for their bodies. In the elementary grades, particularly the lower-elementary level, children know that there are different foods — some... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Food and the digestive system
This Science NetLinks lesson is the first of a three part series. Most of this lesson will focus on what nutrients are needed to do particular tasks for the body. More specifically, where the nutrients come from, their different forms, and then their importance... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks