Body Building Foods Agricultural Science Primary 3 First Term Lesson Note for Week Five

First Term Lesson Note for Week Five

Class : Primary Three

Subject : Agricultural Science

Topic : Body Building Foods

Duration : 40 Minutes

Period : Single Period

Reference Book :

• Agricultural Science for Primary Schools, Book 3.
• Lagos State Unified schemes of work for lower Primary, (Primary 1 – 3).
• Online Resources

Instructional Material : Chart showing examples of body building foods.

Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :

i. Define Body-building foods

ii. Mention examples of body-building foods

iii. Identify the different elements present in proteins.

Content :

Body building foods are foods that builds the body system by repairing worn out or damaged tissues in the body.

Body building food are referred to as protein. Proteins are made up of elements such as Nitrogen, Carbon, Sulphur, traces of Hydrogen, Oxygen and Phosphorus.

Proteins is made up of smaller unit called amino acids. These amino acids are essential and must be obtained from food.

Examples of body building foods are meat, fish, egg, milk, melon, beans, soyabean, groundnut, etc.

Dietary proteins are powerful compounds that build and repair body tissues, from hair and fingernails to muscles. They also help in speed up of chemical reaction in the body.

Presentation Steps :

Step 1 : Revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions orally

Step 2 : Introduces the new topic to the learners by defining body building foods

Step 3 : Identify and mention the elements present in body building foods

Step 4 : Gives examples of body building foods.

Evaluation :

Review questions:

1.) What are body building foods?

 

2.) Body building foods are also known as ________________

3.) Mention any five elements that make up protein. ______________, _____________, __________, ___________ and ___________

4.) Body building foods can alsi repair worn-out tissues. ( True / False)

5.) The smaller unit of protein is called _______________.

6.) Protein speed up the rate of chemical reactions. ( True / False)