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Food: Where Does It Come From?

Sources of food, plant and animal products, food ingredients and eating habits.

Key Topics

Plant Sources of Food

Roots: carrot, radish, beetroot, turnip. Stems: potato, ginger, sugarcane. Leaves: spinach, cabbage, lettuce. Flowers: cauliflower, broccoli. Fruits: mango, apple, tomato. Seeds: wheat, rice, dal, peas.

Animal Sources of Food

Open topic

Milk and milk products: cheese, butter, curd, paneer. Eggs from hens, ducks. Meat: chicken, fish, mutton. Honey from bees. Animal products provide proteins, fats, vitamins (especially B12, D).

Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

Open topic

Herbivores: eat only plants (cow, deer, rabbit, horse). Carnivores: eat only animals (lion, tiger, eagle, shark). Omnivores: eat both plants and animals (humans, bear, crow, dog). Scavengers eat dead animals (vulture, hyena).

Experiments

Identifying Sources of Common Foods

Objective: Identify whether food comes from plants or animals

Materials: Rice, wheat, dal, milk, egg, spinach, apple, chicken, Two trays labelled "Plant" and "Animal"

Result: Students correctly categorise foods and understand diversity of food sources

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