Evidence about healthy lifestyle: do and review (non-statutory)
I can evaluate a range of scientific reports about healthy and unhealthy lifestyles.
Evidence about healthy lifestyle: do and review (non-statutory)
I can evaluate a range of scientific reports about healthy and unhealthy lifestyles.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Scientists collect evidence from research that helps us to make informed choices about healthy lifestyles.
- We can determine the reliability of a source by looking at who wrote it, for what purpose and using what evidence.
- It is important to examine information from a range of reliable sources.
Keywords
Lifestyle - A person’s lifestyle is the way they choose to live.
Evidence - Evidence is information we can use to prove or disprove scientific ideas.
Enquiry - An enquiry is an investigation to find out more about something.
Reliable - A reliable source is one where you can trust the information that the source provides.
Evaluate - To evaluate a source of information is to judge its quality or reliability.
Common misconception
Pupils may think than any information written down or published online is automatically reliable and trustworthy, purely because of its appearance in the public sphere.
Use the lesson resources to explain how information sources, particularly those online, can vary in terms of reliability and that there are things we can do to help determine how much we can trust the information we find.
To help you plan your year 6 science lesson on: Evidence about healthy lifestyle: do and review (non-statutory), download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 science lesson on: Evidence about healthy lifestyle: do and review (non-statutory), download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
None required.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
