Unhealthy Choices

Remember all decisions we make will influence the way our body systems work. That's why it is important to think twice about what we eat, how well we sleep or how much physical activity we are involved in. 

We want to share with you some pictures that can help you when deciding and will make you reflect about this issue:

Read the following article to know more about the causes and consequences of unhealthy lifestyles in children and adults

Causes of unhealthy lifestyle in children

11 lifestyle diseases you should take seriously

Positive/healthy lifestyle choices: Long Term Positive Effects

Keeping healthy means doing things that are good for your body. Things like eating nutritious foods, exercising, brushing your teeth and getting enough sleep.

It’s important to understand how what you eat and what you do affects your body. A balanced diet means that your body is getting all the nutrients it needs. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day prevents you from getting cavities. Exercising for around 30-60 minutes each day means that you’ll stay fit and burn the right amount of calories.

Visit the following link to read about tips to have a healthy lifestyle. Then tell us about good choices you do at home as a family to keep a healthy lifestyle. Thanks!

5 ways to a healthy lifestyle 

Interdependence between systems

The human body contains trillions of cells, 78 different organs and more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels if you stretched them end-to-end. Incredibly, all of these cells, vessels and organs work together to keep you alive.

Each organ belongs to one of ten body systems. These body systems are interconnected and dependent upon one another to function. Your heart does not beat unless your brain and nervous system tell it to do so. Your skeletal system relies on the nutrients it gains from your digestive system to build strong, healthy bones.

Interdependence means that all of the body systems need all of the other systems. They rely on each other for many different things and cannot function without the other. For example, the nervous and endocrine systems control the activities of the digestive, excretory, circulatory and respiratory systems.

Additionally, we need our respiratory system to take in oxygen, we need our circulatory system to deliver the oxygen to the muscles and we need the digestive system to break the food down into nutrients like glucose to be turned into energy. 

We invite you to visit the following links where you can find information about ALL, yes! ALL BODY SYSTEMS !!!!!

Organs of the Body. 

All Human Body Systems.

Healthy Choices

Do you think you have a healthy lifestyle?

Is physical activity (jogging, going to a gym, swimming pool)

an important part of a healthy lifestyle?

Is there any connection between the person's style of life and

the duration of his/her life?

More on Body Systems :D

Visit the following links to learn more about body systems :) 

        Learn about skeletal system interactively, then take a quiz to check what you learned:

Skeleton and bones

Learn about nervous system interactively, then take a quiz to check what you learned.

Brain and nerves

Learn about muscular system interactively, then take a quiz to check what you learned.

Muscular system

Interdependent Systems

Lifestyle Choices

During this week, we will be starting our new unit of inquiry which is part of the ransdiciplinary theme Who we are.

Central Idea: 
Lifestyle decisions affect how body systems work, impacting health and survival.

  

The lines of Inquiry are: 

• The body is made up of several systems that are interdependent.
• Forces make objects and bodies move.
• Lifestyle choices affect  the body (alcohol,drugs, sedentary lifestyle, exercise).

    

During this unit we will be: