empty soft drink container, and at least one copy of the “sweetened soft drinks” page.
have each team follow the instructions on the “sweetened soft drinks” page, and estimate the number of teaspoons of sugar in a 16- or 20-ounce soft drink (same size as shown to the class earlier). tell them to be realistic, and explain that each sugar packet contains approximately one teaspoon of sugar. direct teams to count out (but not open) the number of sugar packets they predict for the soft drink, and place the packets in their plastic cups.
have teams compare the amounts of sugar estimated by the different groups.
on the board, write the grams of 