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    Home » Primary Science » Key Stage 1 Science » How much sugar is in kid’s drinks?

    How much sugar is in kid’s drinks?

    June 26, 2016 By Emma Vanstone Leave a Comment

    Do you know how much sugar is in kid’s drinks? We set up an investigation to find out how the amount of sugar differs between common drinks.

    We decided to calculate the amount of sugar in the full bottle or container rather than for the same amount of the drink as most people would drink a whole bottle, but as an alternative you could calculate the amount of sugar per 100ml or 200ml of each drink.

    How much sugar is in children’s drinks?

    Instructions

    • Use the information on the side of the bottle to calculate how much sugar the drink contains.
    • Weigh that amount of sugar.
    • Compare the sugar found in different drinks.
    How much sugar is in kid's drinks? Bottles of drink with the amount of sugar weighed out to the side.

    Can you stack up sugar cubes of the same weight for a more visual representation.

    How much sugar in Lucozade?

    4.6g sugar per 100ml.

    How much sugar in lucozade? How much sugar in Capri Sun

    How much sugar is in Ribena?

    The bottle we had contained 4.6g per 100ml.

    How much sugar is in coke?

    10.6 g per 100ml, this is about 7 teaspoons of sugar.

    How much sugar in milk?

    Can you turn this into a game and ask a friend to match the sugar to the drinks?

    Are you surprised by how much sugar is in kid’s drinks?

    Extension Tasks

    Calculate how many cups of sugar you would need to drink to consume the same amount of sugar as one bottle of Ribena. We used this great balance from Learning Resources.

    learning resources balance

    Can you make your own balance? We used this great K’nex levers and pulleys kit from The Consortium as a fun alternative.

    K'next balance

    Links to Maths

    Measurement – Compare, describe and solve practical problems for mass/weight

                                   – Measure and begin to record mass/weight

    Does any drink contain ½ as much sugar as another?

    More sugar investigations

    Learn about how sugar cubes absorb water in this colourful investigation.

    Sugar cube experiments - sugar cubes absorbing liquid

    Find out what you can do to help keep your teeth healthy with this fun activity.

    Investigate whether sugar dissolves in water, you could then try to dissolve sugar in oil, warm and cold water and compare the results.

    Try some food sorting using hula hoops.

    healthy food sorting with a hula hoop - kitchen science for kids

    Suitable for Key Stage 1 Science

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    Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.

    How much sugar is in kid's drinks? Find out how much sugar is in a bottle of coke and other common kid's drinks #kitchenscience #healthyfood

    Contains affilate links

    Last Updated on January 29, 2021 by Emma Vanstone

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