As part of a balanced diet, drinking
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essential. Nowadays, the consumption
Of soft drinks has increased, but many
of these drinks should be consumed in moderation
as they contain large amounts of sugar. During this
research task you will ind out how much sugar there
is in certain drinks and then you will write a report
that includes your results, as well as the preventive
‘measures that should be taken in order to avoid any
possible harmful effects on our health,
2) How much sugar des each sot ink contain?
1b) How much enargy canbe found in ach ink?
1) Doall the dnt have the same amounts of sugar them?
What arte consequences of consuing too may suaary inks?
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In order to present your results, you wil wite 2 report that indus
the fllowing pars
a) Aim ofthe esearch
) Motels an methods,
(2. Use labels check the amount of suger per 330 mi nea ink
aswel asthe amount of clr n each ik
1) Caelte the amount of sugar found in each eink (a spoon of
sugar = 420
€) Add pictues of exh dink nett bowl containing the quaint
amount of suger,
MR SELF-ASSESSMENT
How much sugar is there in my drink?
In order to do this research task, folow these steps:
Search for information
1 Find cans of five popular soft drinks.
1 Find out i any ether foods that form part of your daily
diet contain high amiounts of sugar.
1 Find out what the consequences are of consuming too
much sugar regularly.
Organise the information
1 Organise the data ina table
[I Make a pie chart that compares the percentage of energy
provided by @ 330 mi can to the calories needed by
‘someone of your age who has a similar lifestyle to you.
Draw conclusions and check your research
1 Always check your findings.
| Make sure that all the cans of soft drinks are the same
size (330 mi) otherwise it would not be a fair test and the
comparisons would all be inaccurate
1 After completing the research task, ansiver the folowing questions:
1. Have you included all the relevant sections in your report?
2. Have you created a clear and accurate table that shows the data you have found?
3, Have you created a clear and accurate ple chart with a ttle and key?
4, Have you evaluated the possible consequences of consuming too many sugary drinks and included them in your
report?
5. Give your report a score (rom 1 to 5)