1.34 Sweet Tooth: Measuring Sugar in Foods
This is Lesson 1.34 (“Sweet Tooth: Measuring Sugar in Foods”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Mathematical Applications unit. In this one-on-one mentoring lesson, a mentor guides a student to form a hypothesis, weigh gum on digital micro-scales before and after chewing to calculate the sugar content, record the data, and discuss healthy versus high-sugar foods using the food pyramid. It includes an evaluation worksheet with answer key and a student data sheet.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Formulate a hypothesis based on a given set of information.
- Properly measure weight using micro-scales.
- Record pertinent data gathered during an experiment.
- Identify three foods that are high in sugar.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- PALS1.34.ONE.ASSESS.A – one per student
- PALS1.34.ONE.AS.A
- Computer with Internet access (if you plan on using website for games)
- Various food items containing different amounts of sugar
- Bag of sugar
- Measuring cups
- Wax paper
- Gum that contains sugar (and sugar free, if you want to compare)
- Unit
- Mathematical Applications
- Lesson Type
- One-on-One
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth; G1. Practice healthy eating habits; G2. Respect one's body
- Key Terms
- Weight, Sugar, Hypothesis, Data
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.11.01.01.aFormulate a testable hypothesis.
- FPP.03.01.04.a.Discuss common food constituents (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals).
- NM-DATA.PK-2.1Formulate Questions That Can Be Addressed With Data and Collect, Organize, and Display Relevant Data to Answer
- NM-MEA.PK-2.1Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems and Processes of Measurement.