Energy Content of Food  3.3 based on 16 ratings  Updated on Oct
11, 2013  Grade Level: 7th - 8th; Type: Physical Science
Construct a calorimeter and determine the caloric value of a
sample of foods.    • What is a calorie? How does it differ from
a Calorie?   • What is a calorimeter?   • Why is it important to
determine the caloric values of different foods?   • How is the
energy in food released by the human body?   • How many calories
should a normal individual, age 16, consume in one day?   • Why
are we currently confronted with an obesity problem?   • What
measures might the government take to stem the obesity problem/
• What foods tend to be very high in calories?   • What kinds of
foods tend to be low in calories?   • What part does or should
exercise play in this scenario?  In this day and age we are all
concerned with calories. A calorie is a unit used to measure
heat. One calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the
temperature of 1g of water 1 degree C. The term calorie comes
from the word c