About This Lesson
The PowerPoint guides students through how to calculate BMI. It includes a starter activity as well as quotes and statistics to emphasize the problem. The accompanying worksheet enables students to work out their own BMI as well as that of some celebrities and there are extension questions concerning a possibly more accurate method.
An excellent resource for teaching about obesity and health. Promotes cross-curricular learning, through health and numeracy (calculations). Popular culture links could be very useful for motivating learners. Questions are excellent for stimulating creative thinking.