:TECHBRARIAN

1. Watch Super Size Me Part 8 by clicking HERE.

2. Next, watch a movie called Food for Thought made by 5th graders in Maryland by clicking HERE.

3. **UPDATE** Glogster has been blocked by the Department of Education (BOO!).  So your final assignment has changed.  Your new assignment is to prepare a list of 5 interview questions about eating healthy, exercising, and avoiding bad foods.  Make sure the questions show what you’ve learned and aren’t something anyone could answer.  After you’ve made the questions and practiced your answers, have someone interview you using IMovie.  Then, Mr. Lahana will show you how to put the movie on your blog.

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Watch Super Size Me Part 6 by clicking HERE.

1.  Make a list of EVERYTHING you ate yesterday.

2. Next, visit Calorie Lab or Calorie Counter and mark the number of calories each food you ate contains.  Your list should look something like this:

Apple- 55 Calories

Egg sandwich- 466

Fruit punch- 260

3. Now, add all your calories together. Write down your total.

4. If you’re a girl, subtract 1850 calories from your total.  If you’re a boy, subtract 2200 calories from your total. This tells you how many EXTRA calories you are eating each day.  For example, if I ate 3000 calories and I’m a boy, my formula would be  3000 – 2200 = 800 Extra Calories.

5. Finally, visit Calorie Control.  Choose an exercise and find out  how long you’d need to do it for to burn your extra calories (in my case, how long to burn 800 extra calories).

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Click HERE to watch Super Size Me Part 3.

Now, click HERE to go to McDonald’s Bag a McMeal page.  Order enough food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Now, answer the following questions in your blog:

1) How many calories did your McDonald’s meals add up to? How much fat?

2) Did your McDonald’s meal add up to more calories and fat than is recommended for your age (look at the chart above)? If so, how much more?

3) Did the results surprise you? Why or why not?

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Watch Part 2 of Super Size Me by clicking HERE (ask for password).  Now, answer the following questions in your blog:

1. Do you think consumers have the right to sue McDonalds for selling unhealthy food? Why or why not?

2. The McDonalds corporation is the largest owner of private playgrounds in the world. What other techniques (ways) does McDonalds use to market their food to children?

3.  How many calories do you think a healthy kid should eat in a day (click here for a clue)?  According to the movie, how many calories are in a Super Size fries?  How about a Double Gulp soda?

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