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Food and Nutrition: Feed the Hungry Animals with Pip

Food and Nutrition: Feed the Hungry Animals with Pip

Learn about food and nutrition: why animals and humans must eat, what nutrients do and how to build a balanced plate, by feeding hungry animals.

  • Ages 6–9
  • About 30 min
  • Easy start
  • Science
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What you'll learn

  • Plants make their own food; animals, including humans, must eat
  • Nutrition means the useful things our bodies get from food
  • Carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water and their jobs
  • How to build a balanced plate with the right amounts
  • Treats are fine now and then, in small amounts
  • Different animals eat different foods and need different amounts

Chapter by chapter

  1. Plants make food, animals eat it Free to try

    Year 3 science · 1

  2. Nutrients: what foods give us

    Year 3 science · 1

  3. A balanced plate: right amounts

    Year 3 science · 1

  4. What different animals eat

    Year 3 science · 1

  5. Nutrition Champion quiz (8 questions)

What the chapters cover in the national curriculum in England:

  1. Year 3 science: Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat

About this adventure

Food and Nutrition is an interactive science game that teaches children aged 6–9 why animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of food, and why they cannot make their own food the way plants can. It follows the Year 3 science curriculum in England.

Guided by Pip the Pea, children send sunshine and rain to a growing plant, try the same on a hungry bunny, and discover that animals have to eat. They tap foods to uncover nutrients such as carbohydrates for energy, protein for growth and fibre for a healthy tummy, then sort foods into jars.

Later they fix a plate covered in sweets, choose a lunch that is neither too big nor too small, and feed a panda, a lion, a rabbit and a hen as a zookeeper. Spoken narration, drag-and-drop tasks and short quizzes keep reading light.

Questions and answers

Why do animals need food?

Animals need food because it gives them energy to move, materials to grow and repair their bodies, and things that keep them healthy. Unlike plants, they cannot make food themselves, so they must eat plants or other animals.

Can animals make their own food like plants?

No, animals cannot make their own food. Plants use sunlight, air and water to make food in their leaves, but animals, including humans, have to get their nutrition by eating.

What are the main nutrients in food, explained simply?

The main nutrients are carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins and minerals, plus fibre and water. Carbohydrates give energy, protein helps the body grow and repair, a little fat gives energy and warmth, vitamins and minerals keep us healthy, and fibre helps digestion.

What age is this nutrition game for?

The game is designed for children aged 6 to 9. It matches the Year 3 science curriculum in England, and spoken narration with short on-screen instructions means early readers can follow along too.

What does the food and nutrition game include, and how long does it take?

It takes about 30 minutes to play everything. There is a short warm-up, four chapters with guided activities and quick checks, and a final eight-question quiz, and children can start any chapter from the map.

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