Activities
Activity 4
How Much Food do you Need?
Some people need more energy than others.
- Draw a bar graph using the information in the table.
| |
Energy used in a day (kJ) |
| |
Male |
Female |
|
8 year old |
8500 |
8500 |
|
14 year old |
12500 |
9700 |
|
adult office worker |
11000 |
9800 |
|
adult manual worker |
15000 |
12500 |
|
pregnant women |
|
10000 |
|
breast-feeding mother |
|
11500 |
a. Why does a 14 year old need more energy than an 8 year old?
b. Why does a 14-year-old boy need more energy than a 14-year-old girl?
c. Why does a builder need more energy than a secretary?
d. Why does a woman need more energy when she is pregnant?
e. Why does a woman need more energy when she is breast feeding?
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