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You will need Acrobat
Reader installed to open the activity sheets.
You will also need the latest version of the flash player to be able to play swf files.
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· we have a sense called taste
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 2 successfully.
· that some tastes are sweet and some are sour
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 2 successfully.
· that sour tastes can be made sweeter
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 3 successfully.
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Science:
QCA Unit 1A: Ourselves
· that we have five senses which allow us to find out about the world
· to record their ideas about foods using drawings and charts
Scientific enquiry
The investigative work focuses on:
· exploring and using senses
· observing and describing living things, and communicating what happened in their work.
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Introducing the activity
· Display Page 1 through a projector or as an OHT. Discuss the images with the children. The news is that a berry can make sour things taste sweet.
Discussion questions:
- What are the advantages of this?
- Can you think of the sort of people who would find this particularly useful?
- When would you like to change the taste of something?
- What sour tasting things would you eat if they tasted sweet?
Leading the main activity
· Display Page 2 through a projector or as an OHT. A copy of the table could be printed for each child to record their answers. Discuss with the children the foods and decide whether they are sweet or sour tasting. This could become a practical activity by providing the food and the children tasting it.
Health and Safety: If children taste food, ensure they wash their hands before doing so and that tables etc are clean. Do not allow foods to become contaminated. Do not use nuts as many children are allergic to them, especially peanuts. Remind the children not to put unknown substances into their mouths.
· Display Page 3 through a projector or as an OHT. The pictures show a number of occasions when the miracle berry could be useful. Discuss with the children and tick when they would use the miracle berry and when not. The situations have been chosen to provoke discussion about the advantages of the miracle berry and the disadvantages of sugar.
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BBC News
The news story behind the activity
New Scientist
Information about the miracle berry
The First Post
The story behind the miracle berry
School Food Trust
A useful website with some lesson plans for healthy eating and PSHE activities.
Mail Online
Is sugar killing you? Article on the dangers of too much sugar in the diet
British Sugar
Information on how sugar is produced
The British Dietetic Association
Information on sugar
Diabetes UK
Information about diabetes
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