MatchingBody parts and care
Health and Physical EducationGrade 14 rounds
Health and Physical Education
Energy and weight
An AR classroom game for Grade 4. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.
This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.
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A look before you play
Sample questions
A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.
How should the energy you take in compare with the energy you use?
- They should balance
- The more you take in the better
- The less you take in the better
Read the explanation
They should balance; take in more than you use and it is stored as fat.
What is body mass index used for?
- Measure how much fat is in the blood
- Check whether weight suits height
- Measure how strong the muscles are
Read the explanation
To judge whether your weight suits your height.
What about losing weight by going without food?
- It works well if you skip only breakfast
- It is safe if you still drink lots of water
- Dangerous, it causes a lack of nutrients
Read the explanation
Dangerous - the body goes short of what it needs to grow.
Before you play
Game teaching guide
What children will practise
Understand energy balance, using BMI to judge weight, the danger of starving yourself, healthy weight control for children, what junk food is, and why water matters.
What's in the worksheet
6 multiple-choice questions, 3 options each - Energy in and energy out should balance - BMI shows whether weight suits height - Dieting by starving is dangerous and causes nutrient shortage - Control weight with balanced portions and exercise (distractor: only vegetables at every meal) - High-energy, low-nutrient food is junk food; water carries nutrients and removes waste
How to use it in class
Use with weighing day or in the nutrition unit; about 6 minutes. - Play solo and avoid discussing any child's weight in front of the class - For question 1, draw a balance, energy in versus energy out, and have children name activities that use energy - For question 6, ask how many glasses of water children have had today, then top up before carrying on - Play it linked to the class to record results in the mark book.
Common sticking points
- Question 4: 'only vegetables at every meal' sounds very healthy, so children choose it; explain growing children need protein and energy - Question 3: 'works if you only skip breakfast' matters because some children really skip breakfast for lack of time; advise gently - Question 2: BMI is a new term and may be guessed as blood fat because it sounds medical - Question 5: 'clean food' is a term children hear online without knowing what it means
Matching
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