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Functional Skills Qualifications in mathematics Level 1 MAT Activity 2

Activity 2: Food choices

Ratio, fractions, decimals and percentages

Course no: _________________________________ Course title: Functional Skills Mathematics – Level 1

Tutor’s name: ___M Bryce__________________ Date: _____________ Time: ___PM_________Room: ___________

Lesson topic: To work out healthier eating options and create an improved lunchtime diet

Aims: Learning outcomes: to enable learners to

1. To assess daily food intake 1. Identify relevant information required to complete the set task
2. Make changes to daily lunches 2. Identify any additional information that may be required to
3. Show how much the changes are going to cost complete the set task
4. Assess the food intake of others 3. Extract relevant information from given data
5. Provide advice on healthier eating options 4. Use mathematics and logic as an effective decision making
6. Assess and reflect on skills used and adapt for other tool.
situations. 5. Check results for accuracy
6. Evaluate, discuss and summarise findings
7. Present findings in a clear and easy manner
8. Reflect on the experience of doing the task and what skills
have been learned
9. Adapt and apply skills to develop further learning.
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Timing Work to be covered Teaching activity/assessment Learner activity Resources

(min.)

5 Register learners at the
start of the session.
Introduce the session
content and the aims and
objectives.
Brief overview of the activity to be
undertaken and an outline of the
problem to be solved.
Q&A to establish understanding of
the task.
Individual task. Handout: Information -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Brief discussion/Q&A about
activity to establish understanding.

10 Information gathering and Explain the importance of making
planning. sure they have all the relevant
information to complete the task.
Circulate around groups and
individuals, providing guidance
and facilitating open discussion.
Discuss and share with the
groups/individuals what they have
come up with. Put key words onto
the whiteboard for reference.
Learners in small groups, or if they Handout: Problem solving -
already have well developed Activity 2 – Food choices
problem solving skills, this can be
an individual task: Pens/pencils
• Discuss/consider the
information they have Paper
• Discuss/consider what
information is required Whiteboards
• Discuss/consider what to
take into account to aid Calculators (if necessary)
decision making
• Establish relevant steps to
be taken to complete the
task

Ask relevant questions to clarify

understanding.

5 Activity problem solving, Individual guidance should be Learners to complete activities: Handout: Worksheet -
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decision making and provided when necessary to Activity 2 – Food choices

completion of worksheet.
identify relevant information.
Use the nutritional information
given and complete the daily Pens/pencils
percentage table showing:
• Total intake from a meal Paper
and percentage of daily
allowance Calculators (if necessary)
• Ratio of daily intake
compared to original meal
choices

Show calculations clearly.

Ask relevant questions to clarify
understanding.

5 Activity problem solving,
decision making and
completion of worksheet.
Individual guidance should be
provided when necessary to
identify relevant information.
Learners to complete activities: Handout: Worksheet -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Use the daily lunch intake table
and menu options to complete the Pens/pencils
table to show food choices and
savings in nutritional intake. Paper

Complete the table to show daily Calculators (if necessary)

proportion as percentages.

Ask relevant questions to clarify

understanding.
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(min.)

10 Activity problem solving,
decision making and
completion of worksheet.
Explain to the group the provided
formula on the worksheet and give
an example of how it can be used
if necessary.
Individual guidance should be
provided when necessary to clarify
the task and relevant calculations.
Learners to complete activities: Handout: Worksheet -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Use the provided formula to
calculate the percentage Pens/pencils
difference in calories between
original and new healthier choices. Paper
Use the percentages of new Calculators (if necessary)
healthier choices to show the ratio
of:
• Fat
• Carbohydrate
• Protein

Ask relevant questions to clarify

understanding.

5 Activity problem solving,
decision making and
completion of worksheet.
Individual guidance should be
provided when necessary to clarify
relevant calculations.
Learners to complete activities: Handout: Worksheet -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Calculate the following in the
provided tables: Pens/pencils
• Original lunch choices
Paper
• New lunch choices
Calculators (if necessary)
Use percentage, ratio or fractions
to analyse any changes in cost.
Ask relevant questions to clarify
understanding.
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Timing Work to be covered Teaching activity/assessment
(min.)
5 Activity problem solving, Individual guidance should be
decision making and provided when necessary to clarify
completion of worksheet. relevant calculations.
10 Activity problem solving, Individual guidance should be
decision making and provided when necessary to clarify
completion of worksheet. relevant calculations.
Facilitate discussion on individual
findings.
5 Plenary/reflection. To be completed individually in
order to assess their experience of
doing the task and what skills they
have used and learnt to improve
their work.
Learner activity
Learners to complete activities:
Assess friend’s food intake and
complete the table of questions
and show calculations clearly.
Evaluate the work completed.
Learners to complete activities:
Summarise healthier food options
using maths to support ideas.
Discuss with the group ideas and
reason why.
Learners can apply the skills and
knowledge they have developed to
see what other calculations or
information they could have used
to help improve their work.
Level 1 MAT Activity 2
Resources
Handout: Worksheet -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Pens/pencils
Paper
Calculators (if necessary)
Handout: Worksheet -
Activity 2 – Food choices
Pens/pencils
Paper
Whiteboards
Calculators (if necessary)
Handout: Skills check -
Activity 2 – Food choices
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5 Practice questions.
Individually the learners are to
establish how they can improve on
and develop their skills to adapt
and apply themselves in future.
Recap of learning.
Learners to complete activity: Handout: Skills check -
• Adapt work: to work out Activity 2 – Food choices
how becoming a
vegetarian affects choices
made
• Apply skills: using the
provided recipe work out
the quantities needed for
each ingredient and what
the quantities will be if they
are to use 50% pear juice

Recap of learning.
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How learning is to be measured:

Level of independence and ability to select appropriate mathematics and work through problem observed and recorded in a suitable manner for
future reference.

Homework/research work:
• Any unfinished task to be completed for homework
• Carry out research for the next session – Your charity stand.

Lesson evaluation: Was the lesson:

(Delete as appropriate) • Better than expected
• As expected
• Worse than expected?

Suggestions/modifications for next lessons:

Lesson evaluation/comments: