HI FIFTH-GRADE scholars!

LEARNING GOALS

1. Identify the six food groups

2. Explain why the body needs food.

PIQUE YOUR INTEREST

Draw your favourite meal.

Do you think this is a healthy meal? Why?

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LET’S GET INVOLVED

What the world eats.

The pictures below show what one family eats for a whole week in different parts of the world.

Can you spot foods that are similar in the photos?

What are they? ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________.

WHY DO PEOPLE EAT FOOD?

Plants and animals are living things, so they need food to live. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth is called nutrition.

WHAT KINDS OF FOODS DO PEOPLE EAT?

Foods that are commonly eaten in the Caribbean are placed into six food groups. The Caribbean’s six food groups are staples, legumes, animal foods, fruits, vegetables, and fats and oils.

GRADE 5 - SCIENCE

Name the group that each food belongs to.

REVEALING RELEVANT FACTS

What are the names of the six Caribbean food groups? ___________________________________________________________________. Why do you need to eat food? ___________________________________________________________________.

See you next week.