Sweet Drinks

Activity Goals

Learners explore the link between soda consumption in the Bay Area (or wherever is local to them) and chronic disease by looking at different data visuals. Through this, learners cultivate their curiosity and practice using new vocabulary and expressions related to data interpretation, along with using courage to share their messages with their communities. Learners will do a 1-2 sentence speech summarizing their findings from the activity.

Key Objectives

SD.3 Describe data and data visuals

SD.4 Identify strategies for adapting language

PD.3 Gather information from data and data sources

PD.4 Summarize information from data and data sources 

PD.8 Interpret visual, oral, and quantitative data 

PD.11 Explain how visual representations affect our understanding

Steps

1. Learners discuss research data, presented in an easy-to-digest visual, related to soda consumption in Bay Area (or local area) and its links to chronic disease.

2. Learners practice using new vocabulary (e.g., data, pattern, percent) and expressions related to data interpretation (e.g., This map shows… This color represents… This circle shows…) and their reactions (e.g., I am surprised that… I learned that…).

3. Learners will then summarize information from the data for the most relevant information (e.g., The key point is…). Learners will then give a short 1-2 sentence “speech” about the data using the new vocabulary and expressions they learned.

4. Learners will then explore sugar content in different sugary drinks. With different drinks, identify the drink and discuss preferences.

5. Learners will then be asked to react to public health campaign materials about sugary drinks.