Health Relationships

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a collection of word problems designed to teach students about proportional relationships in health-related scenarios. The problems require students to calculate calories burned during exercise based on time, to determine water intake in proportion to the recommended amount, and to figure out how much water one should drink if they want to exceed that recommendation. It also includes problems that ask students to calculate the cost of a gym membership based on its duration, the amount of sleep needed in relation to age, sugar content in multiple servings of food, protein intake based on body weight, weight loss in relation to the number of pounds per week, calories burned during cycling at different distances, and medication dosage over a period of time.

The aim of the worksheet is to teach students how to apply proportional reasoning to make sense of health and nutrition information. It helps them understand how different quantities are related and how changes in one variable can affect another. By using real-life health contexts, the worksheet encourages students to think critically about the mathematical relationships that underlie daily activities and choices, such as exercise, nutrition, and medication intake. These skills are not only essential for their academic growth but also for their ability to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.