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nline news 400% rise in children with rickets as more stay inside. Could you end up like this? The agonising disease causes brittle bones and severe deformities. Engage Play 2 Review Decide

You get vitamin D from food, and make it using sunlight. Rickets is caused by a shortage of vitamin D. But not everyone gets enough. Engage Play Review 3 Decide

Some scientists think that all under-18 s should take a daily vitamin D pill in winter. Do you need a daily vitamin D pill? 4 Engage Play Review Decide

Analyse patterns Digestion In these lessons you will : Describe health effects of vitamin D deficiency. Interpret a line on a graph to suggest the relationship between variables, and read values from the graph. Big Idea Working Scientifically 5

You want to know your vitamin D intake? You’ve come to the right place. They call me Data Doctor. First, let’s see if you can handle tricky tables and challenging charts. 6 Engage Play Review Decide

SS 1 Can you identify variables? 1. 2 Q 1 For this question, input data from the class. Leave the slideshow and double click the chart. From the top toolbar select ‘Edit data’. 1 0. 8 Number of people who like 0. 6 this flavour 0. 4 best 0. 2 0 vanilla chocolate strawberry ice cream flavour Engage Play 7 Review Decide

SS 1 Can you identify variables? Number of people who like this flavour best Q 1 12 The independent variable is: 10 A Number of people who like this flavour best 8 B Ice cream flavour 6 C Chocolate 4 2 0 vanilla chocolate strawberry ice cream flavour Engage Play 8 Review Decide

SS 1 Q 2 645 The dependent variable is: 640 USA ice cream sales (million litres/ month). 635 630 A Mean monthly temperature. 625 620 B USA ice cream sales. 615 610 605 0 5 10 15 20 25 Mean monthly temperature (°C) C Increasing. 9 Engage Play Review Decide

Can you identify a pattern in data? SS 1 Q 3 The best description of the pattern shown by the bar chart is: A Ice cream sales increase and then decrease. B Ice cream sales are highest in June. C Ice cream sales increase to a maximum in June, and then decrease. 645 640 635 USA ice 630 cream sales 625 (million litres/ 620 month). 615 610 605 J F M A M J J A S O N D Month Engage Play 10 Review Decide

SS 1 Q 4 Age of puppy (months) Mass of puppy (kg) 1 4 2 9 3 14 4 19 5 23 6 26 7 28 Finish describing the pattern in the data. As the age of the puppy increases… its mass increases. 11 Engage Play Review Decide

SS 1 Q 5 Can you calculate a mean? Name of puppy The mean mass of the puppies is: Mass of puppy (kg) A 4 kg Bella 4 Barney 5 Bear 7 Buddy 4 Beauty 5 Bella Engage Play Barney B 5 kg Bear Review Buddy C 7 kg Beauty Decide 12

SS 1 Can you select data and do calculations? Q 6 You have £ 12 3. 5 3 A How many of ice cream A can you buy? 2. 5 Price 2 (£) 1. 5 12 B How many of ice cream B can you buy? 1 0. 5 0 A B C D Type of ice cream 4 E 13 Engage Play Review Decide

SS 1 Q 7 7000 You have a tin of dog food. Its energy content is 2000 k. J. 6000 Amount 5000 of energy 4000 needed 3000 from food 2000 (k. J/ day). 1000 0 chihuahua pug beagle border collie Dog breed A How many cans have enough energy for a beagle for a day? 2 B What fraction of a can has enough energy for a chihuahua for a day? ¼ 14 Engage Play Review Decide

Can you read values from a graph? SS 1 Q 8 What was the speed of the 800 m male world record holder? A 9. 2 m/s B 7. 9 m/s C 7. 3 m/s 11 10 Speed 9 of male world 8 record runner 7 (m/s). 6 5 4 0 Engage 1000 2000 3000 4000 Distance (m) Play 5000 15 Review Decide

SS 1 Can you estimate values? Q 9 What is the best estimate of the speed of the 1500 m female world record holder? 10 9 Speed of female 8 world record 7 runner (m/s) 6 A B C 7. 1 m/s 6. 5 m/s 5. 9 m/s 5 4 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Distance (m) Engage Play 16 Review Decide

Can you describe a linear relationship? SS 1 Q 10 1300 Finish describing the pattern in the data. 1200 As the mean daily temperature increases… Number of crimes in Anycity 1100 (number/ day). the number of crimes increases 1000 900 800 0 20 40 Mean daily temperature (°C) Engage Play 17 Review Decide

SS 1 Q 11 8 7 Finish describing the pattern in the data. Distance 6 travelled 5 in 15 minutes 4 2 As the speed of the cyclist doubles, the distance travelled in 15 minutes… 1 doubles 3 0 0 10 20 30 40 Speed of cyclist (km/h) How did you do? Engage Play 18 Review Decide

SS 2 -3 Estimate how much vitamin D you make from sunlight. Scientists recommend 10 μg a day Look in the UV index for today: ¢ Draw a smooth curve on the graph on SS 2. Then use it to estimate how many hours you need to be outside today to make enough vitamin D. ¢ How many hours will you be outside today? ¢ Can you make enough vitamin D from sunlight today? Write your answer on SS 3. 19 Engage Play Review Decide

SS 2 -3 Estimate how much vitamin D you get from food. ¢ Choose three foods on SS 2 that you eat often. ¢ Calculate the masses you need to get enough vitamin D. ¢ Can you get 10 μg of vitamin D from food today? Write your answer on SS 3. 20 Engage Play Review Decide

SS 4 -5 Do you need a daily vitamin D pill? Play Sentence Sorter to help you decide. 1 Make 6 sentences from the cards. 2 Sort the sentences into two groups to: ¢ explain why you need vitamin D ¢ describe problems caused by vitamin D deficiency 3 Make your decision and write it on SS 5. 21 Engage Play Review Decide

Student sheets Vitamin D Sheet no. Title Notes SS 1 Data Doctor’s skill check Not reusable. One per student. SS 2 Vitamin D line graph and bar chart Reusable. One per small group. SS 3 Do you get enough vitamin D? Not reusable. One per student. SS 4 Sentence sorter cards. Reusable. Cut into cards One per small group. SS 5 Vitamin D decision Not reusable. One per student. For more, visit Engaging. Science. eu

SS 1 Data Doctor’s skill check Skill Question number Identify variables 1, 2 Identify a pattern in data 3, 4 Calculate a mean Select data and do calculations 5 6, 7 Read values from a graph 8 Estimate values of data between known values 9 Describe a linear relationship Do you have the skill? 10, 11 Student sheets

SS 2 Vitamin D line graph and bar chart 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 UV index This graph shows, for different values of the UV index, the length of time you need to be outside to get enough sunlight to make 10 μg of vitamin D (enough for one day) The data assumes The data point you are wearing short for a UV index sleeves. of 1 is 75 minutes. This point does not If you are wearing fit on the graph. long sleeves, you al ce re e rin as t ga in m ar Food ea kf 2 br 0 rd sa lm 0 e 0 on 5 4 sa 10 6 eg g 15 8 er 20 10 liv 25 12 na 30 14 tu Mass of vitamin D in 100 g of the food (μg) Time outside to get enough UV to make 10 μg of vitamin D (minutes) 35 This bar chart shows the mass of vitamin D in 100 g of different foods. You need 10 μg of vitamin D daily need to be outside for longer. Student sheets

SS 3 Do you get enough vitamin D? Today’s UV index is _____________ The graph shows that, for this UV index, I need to be outside for ________ hours today to make enough vitamin D. I will be outside for ________ hours today, so I do / do not think that I can get enough vitamin D from sunlight today. The bar charts show that, to get 10 μg of vitamin D, I need to eat: ¢ _________ g of _____________________________ or ¢ _____ g of _______________ I do / do not think that I will get enough vitamin D from food today. ¢ _____ g Overall, I do / do not think that I can get enough vitamin D from food and sunlight today. I think this because___________________________________ Student sheets of _______________ I do / do not think that I will get enough vitamin D from food today. Student sheets

SS 4 Sentence Sorter cards 1 You need a balanced diet, 2 3 4 including vitamins… Vitamin D keeps your bones healthy by… Vitamin D deficiency may cause… 5 6 … regulating the amounts of calcium and phosphate in your body. 9 Children who do not have enough vitamin D may get… 10 … bone and muscle pain in adolescents and adults. … and sunlight helps to make vitamin D from substances in your skin. 7 You can get vitamin D from some foods… 11 Vitamin D pills may improve muscle… 8 … for your cells’ energy, growth and maintenance. 12 … strength in adolescents and adults. … rickets. Student sheets

SS 5 Vitamin D decision I need vitamin D because… Not having enough vitamin D can cause these problems: I need a total of ________ μg of vitamin D daily. I do / do not get enough vitamin D from food and sunlight. I do / do not need a daily vitamin D pill. I think this because… Student sheets

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