Self-Evaluation

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Identify biotic and abiotic factors

Explain plants and animals depend on each other

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Topic: Food and Health

Life Skill
Rita and Rahul reached home after school at 3:00 p.m. Rahul went straight to the dinning room and
picked up a few grapes from the table and ate it. He took out an orange jiuce packet from the fridge ans
went out to play.Rita his sister had lunch and ate an apple from the fruit box which they had purchased
yesterday.Both the children had fruits but did not benefit from them.

What would you choose and why?

1. Eating unwashed fruits or washing fruits before eating.

Washing fruits before eating because this process will

remove the germs present on the surface of the fruits.

2. Washing your hands before eating or eating without washing hands.

Washing your hands before eating to kill germs on hands.

3. Having orange juice or having an orange. Why?

Having an orange. It will also provide roughage which

will help to get rid of undigested food from the body.

4. List three steps you would follow to get the benefits of eating fresh fruits to remain healthy.

1- I would choose fresh fruits.

2- Wash it thoroughly.
3- Peeling the fruits (If necessary) or eating chopped or a whole of fruit.

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 We are what we eat
Learning Objective: 1) Identify the need for having a balanced diet.
2) Identify the components of food required to make a balanced diet.
In the table below write details of food that you brought to eat in your snack Box today.

Sr. List of food items The food group they belong

No.
1. (Student’s individual response will vary) (Student’s individual response will vary)

2.

3.

4.

5.

1. Observe your list and write the food group that is missing in your snack box.
(Student’s individual response will vary)
2. Predict what would happen if your diet is deficient in nutrient over a long period.

Nutrient deficiency over a long period will lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition can lead to the
development of diseases and chronic health conditions. Long- term effects of undernutrition include a
higher risk of underweight obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

3. Include your favorite foods from the food groups given below and design a balanced meal for
yourself.

a. Milk and dairy b. Bread and cereals c. Meat, fish and pulse
e Fat and sugar

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4. Give reason, why is it a balanced meal.

It is a balanced meal because it contains all the different food groups in proper proportions.

5. What can you conclude from this activity?

We need to include all the types of nutrients in our diet. Fruit ,veggies, bread, cereals, meat fish and
pulses should be in more quantity and milk, dairy, fat and sugar should be lesser quantities.

6. The food we eat provides us with nutrients like Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats, Vitamins and
Minerals. Which of these statements can be used to described ONLY vitamins and minerals, but
Not the other nutrients in the food?
A. They are the main energy-producing nutrients.
B. They are obtained from fruits and fresh vegetables.
C. Eating too little of these causes deficiency diseases.
D. They are very important but needed in small quantities.

7. A balanced diet provides the correct quantities of all the necessary nutrients to remain healthy
and active.
A balanced diet is necessary for ________________________
A. only humans
B. only non-vegetarians
C. only humans and domestic animals
D. all living things

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 8. Given here is a label found on a food item. Study it and answer questions given below.

A. Approximately how many grams of total carbohydrate will you find in 2L of this food item?
a. 80gm b. 40gm c. 20gm d. 10gm
B. On which of the following are you likely to find this label?
a. oil bottle b. pack of juice c. milk container d. bottle of water

Deficiency Diseases

Learning Objective: Discuss the effects of lack of balanced diet.

Know the Vocabulary-
Deficiency disease: Deficiency diseases are caused when there is a deficiency of a particular nutrient in our
diet.
Kwashiorkor: A form of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency in the diet, typically affecting young
children in the tropics.
Marasmus:
Undernourishment causing a child's weight to be significantly low for their age.

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Conduct a brief research on the topic given below

a) Mention any five deficiency diseases, their causes and the food that can be eaten to overcome them.

Sr. Deficiency diseases Caused by the lack of Food to be taken

No.
1. Night blindness Vitamin A Green leafy vegetables, mango,
milk
2. Beriberi Vitamin B Fish,meat,peas,cereals

3. Scurvy Vitamin C Green vegatables,tomatoes,pulses

4. Rickets Vitamin D Milk, butter, eggs

5. Anaemia Mineral- iron Spinach,brinjal,guava,jaggery,meat

b) Are deficiency diseases spread from one person to other

No, deficiency diseases do not spread from one person to other. They are caused due to
deficiency of a particular nutrient.

HOTS

1. Why are vitamins and minerals called protective foods?

Vitamins and minerals come under a balanced diet and are referred to as protective food
because they help in protecting the body against several diseases.

2. Certain signs and symptoms of diseases are given here. Identify the type of deficiency diseases
In each case.
a. stunted growth, weakness, mental retardation-Marasmus
b. bleeding gums, wounds take time to heal. Scurvy
c. brittle bones, bow-shaped legs in children – Rickets
d. pale skin,laziness,weakness -Anaemia

3. Our grandmothers often advice that new born babies should be exposed to sunlight. Does
this have any scientific reason? Explain.

Yes, our grandmothers often advice that new born babies should be exposed to sunlight
because the morning sunlight consists of vitamin D. If babies are not exposed to sunlight,
they will suffer from vitamin-D deficiency which will cause the disease Rickets.
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 4. Leela is a 16-year-old girl. She complained of tiredness and loss of appetite. She was unable to
Concentrate at school. She appeared pale and unhealthy. Her mother took her to the doctor.
The doctor told her that it was because of her poor diet. What condition is she likely to have?
What dietary changes should she be advised?

Leela is suffering from malnutrition. She should have a balanced diet means proper
proportion of every nutrients (energy giving, body- building and protective nutrients).

Health Problems

Learning Objective: Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Know the vocabulary-

Communicable diseases: Diseases that spread by the transfer of germs from one person to another.
Non-communicable diseases: Diseases that do not spread by the transfer of germs from one person
to another.
Classify the diseases given below as communicable or non-communicable. Indicate using a tick mark.
Diseases Communicable Non-communicable

Allergies Non-communicable

Measles communicable

Typhoid communicable

Deficiency diseases Non-communicable

Malaria Communicable

Diabetes Non-communicable

Pneumonia communicable

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Let’s Evaluate……

1.Explain why some diseases are communicable and some non-communicable?

Communicable diseases spread through different modes of transmission because they are caused by
germs. Whereas, non- communicable diseases are caused due to deficiency of a particular nutrient and
therefore no germ is involved here.
2. It is said that milk is a wholesome food as it contains most of the nutrient. Do you think that you can
remain healthy by consuming only milk as your regular diet?

Milk is regarded as a complete food because of its rich content of all the nutrients for sustaining life
and maintaining good health. However, milk is a wholesome food for an infant not for an adult
because an adult has to perform various activities regularly.

3. Research and find two insects that spread diseases. Explain how the diseases are spread by
them? (Extended learning) (Student’s individual response will vary)

4. Suggest five good habits that can be practiced to help prevent the spread of

Communicable diseases.

 Keep surrounding clean

 Always wash hands before eating anything.
 Keep the garbage-covered bins.
 The kitchen should be kept dry and clean
 Bathrooms must be cleaned regularly with disinfectants.

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 Research Question: What are antibiotics? Mention two diseases that can be treated using antibiotics.

- Antibiotics are substances that stops the growth or destroys the germs.
- Two diseases that can be treated using antibiotics are whooping cough and cholera.

Prevention is better than cure

Learning Objective: Appraise the need to getting vaccinated against diseases
Know the vocabulary:
Vaccination: It is the process of injecting a substance into someone’s body to protect against a
diseases.
1. Name any three diseases for which you have been vaccinated?
(Each student writes his or her list.)

Self-Evaluation

I can

Identify the need for having a balanced diet

Identify the components of food required to make a diet

balance

Discuss that lack of balanced diet leads to deficiency diseases

Differentiate between communicable diseases

Appraise the need to getting vaccinated against diseases

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