Good and Ill Health — Revision Notes | KS3 Biology

Quick recap

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Short clips from the lesson video. Watch a couple to jog your memory, then try the Brain dump below.

Brain dump

Before you look at anything else, write down everything you can remember about this lesson: key words, facts, examples. Spelling doesn't matter. Then see which of the 6 key terms you remembered.

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Everything you remember

Key terms

Physical health: The condition of your body, inside and out, including your heart, lungs, digestive system, and bones
Mental health: How you feel, think, and act, covering your emotions, ability to organise thoughts, and social connections
Blue Zones: Specific places on Earth where living to a hundred is genuinely normal due to shared lifestyle habits
Symptom: An unusual, persistent change away from your normal appearance, bodily function, or behaviour
Disease: A persistent deviation from your normal appearance, the way your body functions, or how you behave
Health: A whole range between "well" and "sick" that can shift from one day to the next rather than a simple switch

What this lesson covers

How well do you know each one? Be honest: red means go back over it.

Define physical health and mental health and explain the difference
Describe factors that affect physical health and factors that affect mental health
Explain why health is best understood as a range rather than a simple label
Explain what a symptom is and how to tell one from an everyday change
Describe what Blue Zones are and the habits shared by people who live in them
Suggest ways to support someone's physical and mental wellbeing

Test yourself

Cover the answer, say it out loud, then check the full quiz on the lesson page.

Which of these is part of mental health?
Which of these is NOT a normal part of getting older?
Someone is fit and smiling — are they definitely healthy?

Topic quiz

13 questions on this topic only — not mixed with anything else, one at a time.

Question 1 of 13

Spelling challenge

Read the definition, then type the correct spelling of the term. Uses the same terms as above.

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