Natural Foods vs Processed Foods

We are almost done with our unit on How we organise ourselves. This week, we explored the line of inquiry that focuses on the concept of change:

' how can food be processed and changed'

Grade 1s looked at different foods on the table and sorted them out into two groups: natural and processed. After successfully grouping them, they came up with their own definition of what natural foods are and what processed foods are.

Natural Foods:

                'Fruits and vegetables are natural foods.' - Leon

                'Rice and grains are natural foods.' - Rosa

                'Natural foods are directly from trees and plants.' - Evah and Emily

                'Natural foods can also be from animals like fish.' - Leon and Keiichiro

Processed Foods:

                'Processed foods undergo steps that made them different.' - Evah and Rosa

                'Other ingredients were added to it like chemicals.' - Rosa

                'Processed foods undergo changes.' - Maelle

                'Processed foods are not directly from the trees. They are from factories and machines.' - Anton

On Monday, they will further explore these two groups of foods as we visit Toho supermarket to buy things for their homes. 😊