Learners discover how we measure a healthy energy budget for our bodies with this educational video from TED-Ed. It reviews not only the definition of a calorie, but also such concepts as basal metabolic rate and how to properly perceive calorie counts on nutrition labels.

Concepts

caloric intake, calories, healthy eating, the human body, metabolism, eating habits, fitness

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Additional Tags

health

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Classroom Considerations

• While the video does account for some exceptions to the prescribed average calorie needs for men and women, remember to discuss more factors that should come into play (body type, genetics, etc.)

Pros

• Discusses other important considerations when discussing calories, such as age, energy use, and food type
• Excellent graphics and animation to support instruction

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.7