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This innovative, educational platform helps you expand your knowledge and feed your children’s curiosity. Designed and developed by experts, the Academy offers a reliable source for gaining insight into issues related to food and nutrition through videos, themed worksheets and much more.

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Food and the 5 senses

What role do our 5 senses play in our perception of the food we eat?

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Food and nutrients

A varied and balanced diet. What does it mean? What is the role of the nutrients found in our food?

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Processing food

Why do we need to process food before eating it? Understanding food labels.

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The digestive system

A trip inside the digestive tract!

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Ecology and food economy

Understanding the economic and environmental implications of producing food.

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Eating, moving and growing

Why do we need food? How can we get all we need to run, play and feel good?

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Food and the 5 senses

Sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste... How do we use our 5 senses when we eat?

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Food and nutrients

Food groups, nutrients... What are they for? Why should we eat a balanced and varied diet?

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Processing food

How is food prepared and preserved? How can we make sense of food labels?

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The digestive system

What are the secrets of the digestive tract? Set off on a great adventure now!

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Ecology and food economy

How do we produce the food we eat? What impact does that have on the planet?

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Eating, moving and growing

Why do we need food? How can we get all we need to run, play and feel good?

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This innovative platform, a perfect mix between theory and practical activities, helps enrich your study programme and make your lessons come alive! The Academy invites you to discover its MOOCs platform comprising videos, activities, educational worksheets and much more...

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This innovative platform, a perfect mix between theory and practical activities, helps enrich your study programme and make your lessons come alive! Fully aligned with Swiss and French school curricula, the Academy invites you to discover its MOOCs platform comprising videos, activities, educational worksheets and much more... Plus, if you wish to go even further, the tests and quizzes will help you keep track of your pupils’ progress.

Food and the 5 senses

What role do our 5 senses play in our perception of the food we eat?

Go to courses

Food and nutrients

A varied and balanced diet. What does it mean? What is the role of the nutrients found in our food?

Go to courses

Processing food

Why do we need to process food before eating it? Understanding food labels.

Go to courses

The digestive system

Digestion: The journey of food in the digestive tract!

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Ecology and food economy

Understanding the economic and environmental implications of producing food

Go to courses

Eating, moving and growing

Why do we need food? How can we get all we need to run, play and feel good?

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Save lessons, keep track of pupils’ progress, discover ingenious content and many other great features.

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Food and nutrients

The role of nutrients

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The calorific value of nutrients

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Function, maintenance and protection

Hydration, circulation and cleaning

Overview

The nutrients in our food play an essential role in the human organism. They provide the energy it needs to function, but also help to build, maintain and protect it.

Objective

Understanding the role of nutrients and thus of food in building and protecting the body and allowing it to function
Understanding the concept of the energy value of food.

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Course Plan

Lesson 1The calorific value of nutrients

Lesson 2Building

Lesson 3Function, maintenance and protection

Lesson 4Hydration, circulation and cleaning

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The role of nutrients

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Overview

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Course Plan