Excel Tutorial #8 - Nutrition Facts

Good Morning!! Congratulations on completing Excel Assignment #8 and gaining a better understanding of Nutrition Facts and how we can ensure a healthier, happier and longer life!! Before moving forward, please complete this blog post by responding to the following questions

1. Describe the assignment you just completed to someone unfamiliar with our class.
2. Describe some of the tools you used to complete this excel assignment?  Feel free to look back at the assignment description.  How did using these tools make the assignment easier and/or harder for you?
3. Discuss some of the nutrition facts you learned while completing this assignment.  In addition, be sure to include your responses to the following questions as well!
1. Are you over or under the government's daily allowance in each of the 4 categories that you graphed?
2. What does your calorie intake compared to the government's recommendation suggest about your diet?
3. Cholesterol leads to heart disease and is the second leading cause of death in the United States.  What does you cholesterol intake compared to the governments suggested intake say about your risk of heart disease?
4. The intake of fat leads to not only being overweight, but it leads to other diseases such as Diabetes and heart disease.  What does your intake of fat compared to that of the government's suggested intake tell you about your risk for one of these conditions?

Thank you for your hard work!!

Mr. Rubin

Excel Tutorial #7 - Car Buying Project

The thought of buying and driving your first car sounds great doesn't it!!  That is until you realize all of the additional costs that nobody ever mentions - insurance, gas, registration, down-payments, etc. etc.  We didn't even discuss the warranties new cars come with and the risks of owning a used car - maintenance, repairs, etc ... and let's not even talk about what happens if you get a ticket, or worse, in an accident!

Hopefully the assignment you just completed helped you realize some of these additional costs so that you can make an educated decision when the day comes.  To finish off this weeks assignment, please post an image of your final spreadsheet for one of the 3 cars you chose above.  After posting that image, please respond to the following questions:

1. What is your outlook on owning a car?  Are you interested in owning a car?  Which of the 3 cars that you researched would you choose and why?  Economical? Flashy? What would be the purpose of you owning a car and do you think this car would help you achieve that goal?
2. Describe some of the tools you used to complete this excel assignment?  Feel free to look back at the assignment description.  How did using these tools make the assignment easier and/or harder for you?
3. How are you feeling about using excel?  Are you getting more comfortable with it?  What do you like or not like about Microsoft Excel?  Do you feel like you are understanding how to write formulas?  What are some ways you can envision using it for your own personal projects, needs or school assignments?
4. We are close to the end of our Excel unit.  Is there anything else you are interested to learn in excel?  

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