What is a calorie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQaH4LruUo

Publisher, TEDEd, Video, YouTube

We hear about calories all the time: How many calories are in this cookie? How many are burned by doing 100 jumping jacks, or long-distance running, or fidgeting? But what is a calorie, really? And how many of them do we actually need? This video explains how a few different factors should go into determining the recommended amount for each person.

4 March 2018 Edit: 4 March 2018

Topics:
Measurement
Content Type:
Publisher, TEDEd, Video, YouTube
Australian Curriculum / Essential Mathematics
Unit 1 Topic 2 Measurement, Units of energy, ACMEM032 use units of energy used for foods, including calories
NSW Mathematics Standard Stage 6 Syllabus
Measurement, MS-M1 Applications of Measurement, MS-M1.3 Units of energy and mass
NSW Mathematics Standard 11-12 Syllabus (2024) New
Measurement, Applications of measurement

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