Fast Food Frenzy A web quest designed by April Burroughs IntroductionTaskProcess Grading Rubric Resources
Introduction What is your favorite fast food restaurant? There are so many foods to choose from. Warning: This Web Quest will make you very hungry. Do not operate heavy machinery until you have finished this project. You also will have the tendency to increase your knowledge of nutritional values in fast food. BackNext
Task Your task is to find and analyze the calories, fat, and carbohydrate information at a variety of fast food restaurants for the following menu items: Chicken Strips, Hamburger, and a Salad. With this information you will create three charts comparing the calories/fat/carb content for each menu item. BackNext
Process 1)Team members will choose individual jobs. The three jobs are broken down into the jobs at the bottom. Decide who will perform each task. 2)Click on each job to see job details. 3)Together you will determine the best chart to represent your data. BackNext Dietician Research Recorder Computer Specialist
Dietician Using the website references, you will find the amount of Total calories, Total fat, and carbohydrates for each of the types of foods listed on the resource sheet. Click here to see required info and Resource Sheet Back to Process Next
Research Recorder Your task is to record the information, found by the Dietician, on the Fast Food Items worksheet provided on the reference page. Click here for the Restaurant Information Sheet Back to Process Next
Computer Specialist Click here to see requirements Back to Process Next You are responsible for actually creating the spreadsheets and charts. You will decide the best way to place the data into the spreadsheet, but you as a team will determine which charts to use to best represent the data.
Dietician Information Back to Dietician Next You will need to find the following information for 5 different fast food restaurants: Total Calories, Fat, and Carbohydrates for the following foods: Chicken Strips Hamburger Any Type of Salad Use the Resource link below to find website information for various fast food restaurants. Resources
Restaurant Information Sheet Go to the Student P:Drive, JHLab122-CBA, and then print out the Restaurant Information Sheet. Use this sheet to record information from the Dietician Back to Researcher Next
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Spreadsheet/Chart Grading Requirements You will use three worksheets. On each worksheet you will have a spreadsheet title, your data, and your chart Each of your spreadsheets must have a title, be labeled with column and row headings, and be formatted attractively Your chart must have a title, a legend showing percentages, and labels for X and Y axis. Back to Comp. Spec. Grading Rubric
Grading Rubric To see how you will be graded, go to Student P:Drive, JHLab 122-CBA, and click on the Grading Rubric. Back to computer specialist Next
Conclusion Congratulations, you have compared the nutritional values for three menu items using a spreadsheet and a visual chart. BackHome