Math and medicine go hand-in-hand. After viewing several infographics on historical adult obesity rates, pupils consider how they have changed over time. They then use percentages to create a new graph and write a list of questions the data representation helps answer.

Concepts

data display, data analysis, proportional reasoning, ratios, percents, obesity, body mass index

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Collaborate with a health teacher for the lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have experience creating and interpreting data displays
• Scholars must be able to work with ratios and percents
• One portion of The Lowdown: Real-World Math playlist
  

Pros

• Includes an optional extension activity
• Provides a pacing guide to keep the lesson on track
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a 6.SP.A.1