McDonalds vs' Burger King

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McDonalds vs. Burger King

• West Baton Rouge Parish Schools
• Grade 7 GLE 31, 33
• Grade 8 GLE 34, 35, 36, 37

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Introduction

• The student body has petitioned the school board
  to include fast food options in the cafeteria.
  The school board has requested further
  investigation before moving forward on this idea.
  The students must present to the board a detailed
  analysis of the nutritional values of McDonalds
  Vs. Burger King meals.

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Task

• You are on the student body board that is
  preparing for the school board meeting. Your
  team must research food items and their total
  fat, cholesterol, sodium, and carbohydrates. You
  will analyze the data and prepare several
  different types of graphs to present at the
  upcoming school board meeting. You will prepare
  your data in Excel. Your final presentation will
  be a PowerPoint, and it will include the graphs
  and analysis from your research.
• Good Luck with your presentation. I hope you are
  successful in convincing the school board to
  accept your proposal.

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Process Getting Ready and Gathering Data

• Open a new Microsoft excel spreadsheet document.
• In cells A1 through E1 enter the following Food
  Item, Total Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Carbs.
• Copy the information in the row you just entered
  and paste it into row 6.
• Enter the following A2 Big Mac A3 Fries A4
  Sundae A7 Whopper A8 Fries A9 Sundae
  Pie
• Open a web browser.
• Got to http//www.nutritiondata.com
• Use the food search window in the upper right
  corner to find the desired food item.
• Record the data in your excel table.

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Process Creating 2 Charts

• Click and drag to select cells A1 through E4.
• Click the Chart Wizard icon in the toolbar at the
  top of the page.
• Choose the appropriate graph.
• Create on graph for the McDonalds nutritional
  information.
• Repeat the process to create a graph for the
  Burger King nutritional information.
• Make sure to include a title for each graph and
  label the Y axis of each graph as Percent Daily
  Allowance.

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Process Changing the Axis Scale

• To compare the 2 charts, they should use the same
  scale.
• Choose one of the charts.
• Double click one of the numbers in the bottom
  axis of the chart.
• Click the scale tab at the top of the window.
• Set the following
• Maximum 140
• Major Unit 20
• Click OK
• Repeat for 2nd chart.

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Process Adding Values

• Right click a blank white area of one of the
  charts.
• Choose Chart Options.
• Click on Data Labels tab.
• Click to check Value.
• Click OK.
• Repeat steps for 2nd chart.

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Process Analyzing Data

• Answer these questions to think about for your
  presentation
• What is the total fat percent for each
  restaurant? Is the value near 100? Over 110?
  What does this tell the school board members?
• The school system is under federal guidelines for
  nutrition. We need to lower the carb intake for
  students. Which meal (McDonalds or Burger King)
  would be a better meal to choose?
• We also need to watch the fat intake of our
  students. Which meal (McDonalds or Burger King)
  would be a better meal to choose?
• Have you heard the saying, Lesser of two evils?
  What do you think it means? How does it apply
  here?
• Are there healthy options to consider.
• Should you research other healthier options that
  McDonalds or Burger King have? If so, can you
  prepare information on it to present as well.

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Conclusion

• Your Presentation is now ready for discussion
  and debate. Dress nicely and present your
  information in a clear confident voice. Good
  Luck! I hope you win.

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