Nutrition is essential to health. Students should understand how the body uses food and how various foods contribute to health. Recommendations for good nutrition include eating a variety of foods, eating less sugar, and eating less fat. Students should understand that some substances, such as prescription drugs, can be beneficial, but that any substance can be harmful if used inappropriately. Types of resources Resources are things we get from the living and nonliving environment to meet the needs and wants of a population.
Some resources are basic materials and some are produced from basic resources, such as food.
Science and technology in local challenges People continue inventing new ways of doing things, solving problems, and getting work done. Science and technology have greatly influenced food quality. History and Nature of Science Science as a human endeavor Science and technology have been practiced by people for a long time. Men and women have made a variety of contributions throughout the history of science and technology. Although men and women using scientific inquiry have learned much about the objects, events, and phenomena in nature, much more remains to be understood.