7th+Fast+Food+Facts

7th Grade - Fast Food Fun url}?f=print|print this page __PA standards__ –
 * NETS.1.6-8: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.2.6-8: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * NETS.3.6-8: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
 * NETS.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

__Objectives__ - Student will be able to use Excel to do the following skills...
 * Workbook Skills
 * Working with toolbars
 * Working with the menus
 * Keyboard moves
 * Entering info in a spreadsheet || Formulas & Functions
 * Entering formulas
 * AutoSum and AutoSum list || Formatting Skills
 * Number formatting
 * Formatting using the toolbar
 * Formatting using the formatting palette
 * Cell alignment and spacing
 * Shrinking or wrapping text in a cell
 * Selecting columns and rows
 * Changing column width and row height ||

__Tech lab__ #8

__Evidence of best practice__ – students will be able to refer to the video and helpful tips on my wiki at anytime they get stuck.

__Activity__ - Students will Using Excel to chart and graph nutrition in fast food

Your job - to choose a food that is sold at 4 restaurants (example - chicken nuggets are at Wendy's. McDonald's and Chic-Filet) Research the amount of fat, protein, cholesterol and sugar are in that food item (TWO DIFFERENT FOODS)

__Step One:creating the chart__

 * 1) Decide which 4 fast food restaurants you are going to visit. Click on that restaurant's web site below.
 * McDonald's: [|__http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.index1.html__]
 * Wendy's: [|__http://www.wendys.com/the_menu/nut_frame.html__]
 * Other Restaurants: [|__http://www.nutritiondata.com/__](This site allows you to search many fast food restaurant sites.)


 * __Entering Data and Formulas: DON'T PUT LETTER WITH NUMBER ex enter "65", not 65mg__ **

** Single Cheeseburger **


 * LEAVE EMPTY || ** fat ** || ** protein ** || cholesterol || ** sugar ** ||
 * ** McDonalds ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Burger King ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Wendy's ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **checkers** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * || **Calories** || **Sodium** ||
 * **McDonlads** ||  ||   ||
 * **Burger King** ||  ||   ||
 * **Wendy's** ||  ||   ||
 * **Checkers** ||  ||   ||


 * Create your spreadsheet similar to the one above. You will enter the grams of fat in column B, the protein in column C, cholesterol in column D and sugar in column E.
 * Be sure to bold your titles and headings.Make sure you text is sized nicely (needs to be larger than default 10)
 * Also, Make sure you //Merge your main title (the title of your restaurant)//

media type="custom" key="11240552" __Step Two - __ Creating a graph (link)
 * Your graph is to contain the n**ame of the restaurant**, and **the nutritional information**
 * Your graph is to be **labeled** on the horizontal //and// vertical __axis__ as well has have a __title__ at top - //use the tool box to add these//

__Step three - Include a picture(link)__
 * Most important part is after you find your picture you MUST put it on your desktop first, THEN on the spreadsheet

EVERYTHING MUST FIT ON ONE PAGE

Samples

SCORING GUIDE 10 points each chart -
 * sized appropriately
 * complete
 * borders
 * words all fit correctly

Graph -
 * all bars can be read
 * horizontal and vertical labels
 * title on graph
 * I can see what each color means, can read the bars, we know what each number and word means - basically the graph can be read!

Picture -
 * clear, relative

Fits one page - first name on page -