Fuel Pack
Q: This nutrient is your body’s main source of energy and is broken down into glucose.
A: What are carbohydrates?
Q: This organ is a muscle that pumps blood to deliver oxygen to your muscles during exercise.
A: What is the heart?
Q: Doing a mindful body scan helps switch your nervous system from fight or flight to this mode.
A: What is rest and recharge?
Q: These tiny living cells can multiply on their own and sometimes cause infections like strep throat.
A: What are bacteria?
Q: These types of grains give slow, steady energy because they contain fibre.
A: What are whole grains?
Q: Jumping, running, and climbing strengthen these living tissues that also store calcium and phosphorus.
A: What are bones?
Q: Kids need this many hours of sleep to stay focused and balanced.
A: What are 9–11 hours?
Q: These non-living germs can only reproduce inside your cells, which is why antibiotics don’t work on them.
A: What are viruses?
Q: About 75% of this organ is water, which is why dehydration causes headaches.
A: What is the brain?
Q: Name the three types of exercises you need to be a real-life superhero.
A: What are aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening exercises?
Q: When your brain feels stuck or worried, this trick helps you “reset” and feel ready to focus again.
A: What is taking a break or breathing?
Q: Medicine that fights bacteria but DOES NOT work on viruses.
A: What are antibiotics?
Q: These tiny “LEGO brick” parts make up proteins in your body.
A: What are amino acids?
Q: This mineral stored in your bones helps keep them strong, and you get it from foods like milk, yogurt, and fish.
A: What is calcium?
Q: This chemical released by your brain helps you fall asleep when it’s dark.
A: What is melatonin?
Q: When most people in a community are immune, germs can’t spread easily. This is called this type of immunity.
A: What is herd immunity?