FUNCTIONAL SKILLS PRACTISE TASK

YOU HAVE 55 MINS TO COMPLETE THESE TASKS

RESEARCH

Find the UK Government’s recommended daily calorie intake for the following groups of people:•Adult males•Adult FemalesPut the answers into RESPONSESL2

You have 5 minutes

Grab this spreadsheet from TheICTZone – Functional Skills – Practical CaloriesL2–

you have 1 minuteActivity Minutes Calories Calories per minute RatingBody Combat 30 429Roller blading 30 250Squash 30 300Swimming 30 273Skipping 30 500Jogging 30 240Cycling 30 214Walking 30 200Skiing 30 275Badminton 30 325

Maximum calories burned in 3 activities:

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Enter your name in the footer, calculate the number of calories burned per minute

for each activity and format your spreadsheet – you have 3 minutes

Activity Minutes Calories Calories per minute RatingBody Combat 30 429Roller blading 30 250Squash 30 300Swimming 30 273Skipping 30 500Jogging 30 240Cycling 30 214Walking 30 200Skiing 30 275Badminton 30 325

Maximum calories burned in 3 activities:

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Activities that burn 10 or more calories per minute are rated as “high”

Activities that burn less than 10 calories per minute are rated as medium

Use an IF to enter these ratings into the spreadsheet – you have 4 minutes

Activity Minutes Calories Calories per minuteRatingBody Combat 30 429 14.3 HighRoller blading 30 250 8.3 MediumSquash 30 300 10.0 HighSwimming 30 273 9.1 MediumSkipping 30 500 16.7 HighJogging 30 240 8.0 MediumCycling 30 214 7.1 MediumWalking 30 200 6.7 MediumSkiing 30 275 9.2 MediumBadminton 30 325 10.8 High

Maximum calories burned in 3 activities:

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People are advised to exercise for THREE 45 minute sessions per week – add new columns to calculate how many calories will be burned for each type of exercise and find the maximum calories burned in three 45 min

sessions - you have 4 minutes

Body Combat 30 429 14.3 High 643 1929Roller blading 30 250 8.3 Medium 375 1125Squash 30 300 10.0 High 450 1350Swimming 30 273 9.1 Medium 409 1227Skipping 30 500 16.7 High 750 2250Jogging 30 240 8.0 Medium 360 1080Cycling 30 214 7.1 Medium 321 964Walking 30 200 6.7 Medium 300 900Skiing 30 275 9.2 Medium 413 1238Badminton 30 325 10.8 High 488 1463

2250Maximum calories burned in 3 activities:

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Create a chart to show how much calories are burned for each activity in a 45 minute session

you have 4 minutes

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Activity Minutes Calories Calories per minute

Rating Calories Burned One 45 Min Session

Calories burned over Three 45 Min Sessions

Body Combat 30 429 14.3 High 643 1929Roller blading 30 250 8.3 Medium 375 1125Squash 30 300 10.0 High 450 1350Swimming 30 273 9.1 Medium 409 1227Skipping 30 500 16.7 High 750 2250Jogging 30 240 8.0 Medium 360 1080Cycling 30 214 7.1 Medium 321 964Walking 30 200 6.7 Medium 300 900Skiing 30 275 9.2 Medium 413 1238Badminton 30 325 10.8 High 488 1463

2250Maximum calories burned in 3 activities:

Using the research that you found, the information included from HealthL2 (on the ICT Zone) and at least one suitable

images from the choice on the ICT Zone create a leaflet – 2 A4 pages – ”Promoting a healthy diet and the benefits of

exercise”

Some of the information given to you and the images are irrelevant!

You have 10 minutes

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