Burning+Calories

Burning Calories

Name___________________

Partner___________________

To begin, Follow the link in the webpage marked Burning Calories or go directly to the webpage [|__http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist.htm__]. Each person in your group needs to choose **one activity** to use to burn calories from the calorie chart on the internet. **You and your partner must select different activities.** Each person needs to complete items 1 to 6 individually. However, work together to get with answers to questions 7 to 10.

1. What activity did you choose? Your partner? (1pt)

2. How many calories would a 140 pound person burn per hour when engaged in this activity? (1pt)

3. Would a person burn the same amount of calories every hour they worked out?

In terms of a linear equation what type of change does burning calories per hour represent? (2 pts)

4. When you begin to exercise and burn calories, how many calories have you burned to begin with? In other words what is the starting point (or y-intercept) for the relationship between hours and calories burned? (2pts)

Explain in a complete sentence why this is your starting point. (2pts)

5. Write an equation of the form y = mx to represent the amount of calories burned per x hours in this activity. (4pts)

6. Use your equation to complete this chart: (4pts)


 * x (time in hours) || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 ||
 * y (calories burned) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Work with your partner on 7, 8,9 and 10. Note you will both have different graphs for question 7.**

7. Graph the ordered pairs you created in Question 6. (Be sure to label both axes on your graph and clearly identify the scale you use on each axis.)

8. State 2 ways you could use this chart in daily life. Use at least two complete sentences to explain your answer. (4pts)

9. If you want to lose weight, how would you use your equation to set up an exercise routine for yourself? Use at least two complete sentences to explain your routine. (3pts)

10. What additional information would you need to know to set up the exercise routine? Use at least two complete sentences in your response. (2pts)