Protein is in foods like meat, fish, and eggs. It helps your body grow and repair.

If something is sustainable, it meets the needs of people now without having a negative impact on the needs of people living in the future.

A fungus is a type of micro-organism that feeds on organic matter.

Mycoprotein is a sustainable protein made from fermented fungus.

Mushrooms and mycoprotein (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Science

In this Keeping healthy unit, pupils learn about diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. In the Diet and exercise unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn more about food as a source of building materials and energy, as well as the effects of exercise on the human body.

In the Healthy me unit, pupils learnt to describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene. In this Keeping healthy unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function

Keeping healthy

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

Activity that requires collection of items from an area (room, building).

Mushrooms are one of the least sustainable foods to grow.

Mushrooms are one of the most sustainable foods to grow.

Grow mushrooms in the dark or in shaded light.

Keep the growing materials moist throughout.

Keep the growing materials dry throughout.

Izzy wants to grow mushrooms as a sustainable source of protein. What advice would you give her?

A protein-rich food that is an alternative to meat.

A protein-rich food that looks and tastes like beans and lentils.

The process used to produce mycoprotein from a fungus is called ...

Protein is a __________ found in a wide range of food.

Protein in food helps to build and repair bones and ...

Which of these foods are high in protein?

Which of these sources of protein come from plants?

Put animals in smaller pens so they take up less space.

Grow more plants to produce protein-rich foods.

Grow more plants to feed cows, pigs and sheep to produce more red meat.

Which of these helps to produce foods containing protein in more sustainable ways?

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - equipment

Exploration of objects

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Mushrooms and mycoprotein (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.