I'm working on a biology project and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
- Think of your favorite junk food (this is the fun part!).
- Research online for the nutrition facts of that food item to locate the total number of calories which come from that food.
- Record the name of the site & the URL where you found the information.
Step 2: Analyze and Evaluate
- Think of your favorite way of being physically active (this should be fun too!).
- You should select a fun method of exercise (an activity which increases your heart rate) and ideally something that you already or would actually do.
- Example: My junk food is 1 slice of chocolate mousse cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. It has 1210 calories. Reference: The Cheesecake Factory Nutritional Guide (PDF) The Cheesecake Factory Nutritional Guide (PDF) - Alternative FormatsThe exercise I selected was rock climbing. According to Cronometer, for me this burns 225 kcal per 30 minutes. Obviously, I need to spend more than 30 minutes rock climbing to burn off all the cheesecake! I set up a basic math problem to determine the number of minutes I need:
Therefore, if I ate 1 slice of chocolate mousse cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory I would have to spend 161 minutes or 2 hours and 41 minutes rock climbing to burn off the calories from the food. Step 3: Analyze & Explain- Write a paragraph that includes the following
- A description of the process you followed to determine the number of minutes you would need to exercise. (The example above is a description of a process.)
- Identify the source of the calorie information (name of website and URL).
- A clear statement of the number of minutes of your exercise you would need to burn off the junk food you selected.
- An explanation of what you learned in this activity and/or how it will affect your junk food choices in the future.
- Write your paragraph on a Word document. Save the document to your computer as a back-up copy.