Science Unit 1: Food and Nutrition Goals and Objectives

Unit 1: Food and Nutrition


*NCSCOS=North Carolina Standard Course of Study
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/science/scos/2004/






NCSCOS Competency Goal 4:


The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of how food provides energy and materials for growth and repair of the body.


NCSCOS Objectives:


4.01 Explain why organisms require energy to live and grow.


4.02 Show how calories can be used to compare the chemical energy of different foods.


4.03 Discuss how foods provide both energy and nutrients for living organisms.


4.04 Identify starches and sugars as carbohydrates.


4.05 Determine that foods are made up of a variety of components.