Science·Organisms & Life Processes·procedural
Calculating Dietary Energy
Calculate and evaluate energy intake and requirements in a healthy daily diet, interpreting food labels and nutritional data
Suggested ages 11–13
Evidence of understanding
- Reads and interprets a nutritional information label (kJ and kcal)
- Estimates daily energy requirements for a person of a given age/activity level
- Compares the energy content of different diets and identifies surpluses or deficits
Assessment prompt
If Calculating Dietary Energy was reading food labels at the supermarket with you, could they work out roughly whether a meal gives too much, too little, or about the right amount of energy for a day?
Standards alignment
KS3.Sci.Bio.Nutrition.2GB · uk-nc-2013
Energy requirements in a diet
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · KS3