Section outline

  • Learning Outcomes:

    Investigate MRS GREN so we can take care of living things, treasures of the earth. 

    Success Criteria:

    NUTRITION 

    1. Identify nutrients needed in our diet. 

    2. Label and describe the function of different digestive system organs.

    Activities

    1. Grocery store shopping activity and superfood myths -- what foods do we need and the nutrients we get from them 

    2. Lab activity -- food tests to determine the nutrients in essential foods 

    3. Digestive system -- literacy activity into the importance of the organs

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING...on explaining how living things work by describing what MRS GREN stands for
    • We are FOCUSING...on comparing human body systems to structures in other living things (eg. fish, birds, reptiles)