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Modern Day Addictions

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📱 Part 1: Understanding Modern Addictions

WALT: Understand how sugar, caffeine, and technology affect our hauora (well-being)

1. What is caffeine?

A vitamin that gives us energy

A stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system

A type of sugar found in soft drinks

A natural protein in coffee beans

2. Which of these foods or drinks contain caffeine? (Tick all that apply)

Coffee

V Energy drink

Chocolate

Water

Tea

Coca-Cola

3. Name three ways sugar affects your hauora:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

4. Why might excessive cell phone use affect your sleep?

Blue light suppresses melatonin production

Phones make noise when charging

The battery gets hot under your pillow

Apps use too much data at night

🍭 Part 2: Sugar Investigation

Remember: 1 teaspoon ≈ 4 grams of sugar

5. Calculate your sugar intake from yesterday. Fill in the table below:
Meal Food/Drink Sugar (grams)
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
TOTAL
6. The World Health Organization recommends limiting free sugars to less than _____ grams per day (about _____ teaspoons).
7. How do you feel about the amount of sugar in your diet?
8. List two strategies you could use to reduce your sugar intake:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

📊 Part 3: Technology Use Reflection

9. Record your screen time data from your phone:
Data Time
Daily average screen time
Time spent on social media apps
Most used app
10. Write a reflection paragraph (4-5 sentences) about your technology use. Include:

• What your data says about your phone use

• Whether you think you might be addicted

• How this could impact your hauora

• What goals you could set moving forward

Extension Activity: Design a strategy to help someone reduce one modern addiction. Explain your plan below:

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