Grade 5 Science — Term 1, Week 6
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T1 G5
Day 1: Nutrition and a Balanced Diet
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 6 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Plan a balanced diet and explain the role of nutrients. |
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| Materials | Food pictures, plate template |
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| Key vocabulary | nutrient, carbohydrate, protein, vitamin, balanced |
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| Engage (starter) | "What does a truly balanced meal contain?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: classify foods by nutrient; build a balanced plate with local foods; tap-to-reveal each nutrient's role. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a nutrient and its job. |
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| Assessment | Plans a balanced diet. |
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| Teacher notes | Use local Caribbean foods. |
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Day 2: Keeping the Body Healthy
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 6 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe habits that keep body systems healthy. |
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| Materials | Health-habit pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | exercise, rest, hygiene, healthy, prevent |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do we keep our heart and lungs strong?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: sort habits that help each body system; discuss exercise, rest, and hygiene; tap-to-reveal healthy habits. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a habit that helps the heart. |
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| Assessment | Describes healthy habits. |
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| Teacher notes | Link habits to specific systems. |
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Day 3: Diseases and the Body's Defences
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 6 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain how the body defends against disease. |
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| Materials | Defence diagram, germ pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | disease, germ, defence, immune, prevent |
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| Engage (starter) | "How does the body fight off germs?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: discuss skin, white blood cells, and hygiene as defences; sort ways to prevent disease; tap-to-reveal body defences. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name one way the body fights germs. |
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| Assessment | Explains body defences. |
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| Teacher notes | Keep the immune system simple. |
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Day 4: Drugs and the Body
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 6 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain how harmful substances affect the body. |
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| Materials | Health-education pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | drug, medicine, harmful, effect, choice |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do harmful substances affect our health?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: distinguish helpful medicines from harmful substances; discuss effects on body systems; tap-to-reveal healthy choices. |
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| Plenary (close) | Give one reason to avoid harmful substances. |
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| Assessment | Explains substance effects. |
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| Teacher notes | Keep age-appropriate and factual. |
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Day 5: Review: Health and the Body
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 6 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate nutrition, health, defences, and choices. |
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| Materials | Review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, health, nutrition |
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| Engage (starter) | "Healthy body challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: plan diets and match healthy habits to systems at review stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a way to keep the body healthy. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Celebrate healthy choices. |
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