Q7 Hungry Mungry
Select the link below to listen to an audio recording of this poem by a student in Paw Paw Middle School.
Introduction
We know that it is important to eat well-balanced meals that are made up of different food groups, and to make sure that we are not overeating. In this Quest you will be examining the eating habits of a boy named Mungry as part of a case study for the Health Advisory Committee. Shel Silversteen tells us about what Mungry ate for just one meal in this poem Hungry Mungry. You will need to create a spreadsheet, a graph and chart to record what he ate from just the first stanza of the poem. You will then analyze the data and answer questions to prepare a report for the Health Advisory Committee on the eating habits of this young man.
Steps
1. Collaborating on data collection: work with one or two partners (if possible) to collect the information from the first stanza (in smaller type) of the Hungry Mungry poem. Enter the data into the spreadsheet provided
in Part One.
Part 1: Spreadsheet and data entry
2. Open the Hungry Mungry Spreadsheet Google Document
or this Excel file.
3. Begin entering the data by filling in the types of food eaten. Continue by filling in the quantity, servings and food group for each item eaten.
- In some cases, you may need to refer to the portion chart to determine how many servings Hungry Mungry ate of one food. (For example: How many servings do you think a dozen stewed tomatoes should be?)
- Helpful Hints:
- A Shank = about ½ pound of meat
- A boiled ham = 10 pounds on average
- Portion Size Chart
Completing this Quest
In this Quest, you... Add a bulleted list of all activities completed.
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I am ready to go on to Quest 3.
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
5. Computational Thinker
b. collect data or identify relevant data sets
6. Creative Communicator
c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for a variety of audiences
Websites and Documents
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