Some information you need.
Iron (Chemical symbol:Fe) content in food is recorded in mg because there are only small amounts of iron in food.
1 g = 1000 mg
eg. 1 paper clip = 0.5 g = 500 mg
Iron in 2 teaspoon peanut butter = 0.19 mg
Full Page Worksheet PDF:Daily Iron Intake Calculation Work Sheet
More info here
Remember the best calculator to use is the WEB 2.0 Calculator as it shows the worked equation as you go.
CAREERS: It’s not only health workers who need to understand these calculations, but also creatives running health campaigns online, on TV, radio and in magazines.
PDF WORKSHEET HERE:How much blood can you lose and still survive? WORKSHEET METRIC
Remember the best calculator to use is the WEB 2.0 Calculator as it shows the worked equation as you go.
CAREERS: It’s not only health workers who need to understand these calculations, but also creatives running health campaigns online, on TV, radio and in magazines.
PDF WORKSHEET HERE:How much blood can you lose and still survive? WORKSHEET USA UNITS
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At low levels of consumption alcohol impairs decision making and inhibits coordination. It makes you DUMB and CLUMSY, which can cause serious injuries if you, say, fall down stairs.
Legal Age to Buy or Sell Alcohol USA: 21 years
Legal Age to Buy or sell Alcohol AUST, NZ & UK: 18 Years
Legal Age to Buy or sell Alcohol CANADA: 18 – 19 Years depending on region.
At higher levels of consumption ALCOHOL can kill. It is a depressant. It acts on your central nervous system. It can STOP YOU BREATHING.
WORKSHEET PDF: How Much Alcohol Would Kill You? WORKSHEET
WORKED EXAMPLE
1. Calculate the weight of (pure) alcohol or ethanol in the following standard drinks using the following information:
Now Ethanol = 0.79 gm/ml
More information @ alcohol.org.nz
Students worry about getting the answer wrong in front of the class because they believe that maths answers are always either RIGHT or WRONG.
The maths we need in the REAL world often involves opened questions. Think of finding directions on Google Maps. What is the best way to get from A to B? One route might be shorter but include tollways another might involve longer distances but less traffic.
Text book problems are often repetitive with RIGHT answers at the back of the book. But in the real world maths problems nearly always involve THINKING. eg. A building design might require specific engineering maths. Now add costing! That’s a open question. There are many options. Maybe the costing will then change the engineering. Build 20 stories instead of 25.
Thinking Outside the box in Education: Info and Toolbox: here
Prof Peter Liljedahl, Faculty of Edu, Simon Fraser Uni, Canada, advocates open ended questions in the maths classroom.
Here are some of his examples for Year 7 -9 (Download pdf file at the link):
You have won tickets to a concert in Toronto but must plan your trip using flight times to arrive at the concert by 9pm.
You are in a bike race and have to use a street bike and trail bike, but one bike must be left somewhere on the route. You travel at different speeds depending on which bike you use. What route do you take? (A basic map is included.)
Maths is often about playing around with answers. This is how play led a class of 12 year olds to produce a peer reviewed research paper published in a science journal.
Maths does have new topics, but not that often. Maths tends to go over and over old topics before adding new material. Students can feel overwhelmed simply because they are not paying attention. They are talking, texting, complaining, graffiting …etc. (See below)
Every day is like the reverse of Groundhog Day. Everything looks new again … new again … new again because they didn’t learn anything yesterday.
Really. Can students make it through this video without talking, texting, annoying someone ….? The video is funny and too true.
Start paying attention. Maths will make more sense.
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