VIA REGGIO EDUCATION CENTER

Online Activity 16
JUNIOR HIGH: 3rd Grade
CHEMISTRY

INSTRUCTIONS: In order to acknowledge that food stores chemical energy and identify
the units it is expressed in we will first watch a video in the following link:

Calories in food - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgeaAMdYIY

Once you have seen the video, you will need to search online to answer the following
questionnaire. Remember that you can answer it in a Google Doc, Word document or in
your notebook.
Esteban Ament Castro

1. What is a calorie? A calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the

temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius

2. What is a calorimeter? A calorimeter is an object used for calorimetry, or the

process of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes as
well as heat capacity
3. Why is it important to determine the caloric values of different foods?
Because, everyone requires different amounts of energy each day, depending
on age, sex, size, and activity level.
4. How is the energy in food released by the human body?
Calories in food provide energy in the form of heat so that our bodies can
function.
5. How many calories should a normal individual, age 16, consume in one day?
2,400 calories

6. Why are we currently confronted with an obesity problem?

Because people is eating huge amounts off calories
7. What measures might the government take to stem the obesity problem?
They quit the food that has high amounts of calories and introduce more
organic food
8. What foods tend to be very high in calories?
Fast Food
9. What kinds of foods tend to be low in calories?
Organic Food
10. What part does or should exercise play in this scenario?
Exercise help with the process of burning the calories in our body
* This activity will be done during our second Zoom session this week.