Handout
University of Texas

What Are Calories?

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
What are calories, and how do calorie needs differ from person to person? Here is a worksheet that briefly explains how calories measure the energy supplied by food, as well as suggests the amount of food an individual should eat per day.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Case Study #1 & Case Study 2

For Students 3rd - 9th
This resource contains two case studies regarding calorie consumption and calorie expenditure. One case is an example of too many calories and the other is a case of too few calories. The questions pertain to what suggestions the class...