Research+and+Design+of+a+Vending+Machine

//Jamael Szucs // //Vending Machines - 8th grade (Health, Science, Math, Writing) // //About 3 weeks // You and your team (groups of 3-4) have been asked to create a new “menu” for the school vending machine. Using the information provided by the researchers, carefully choose 8 foods to keep and 12 to change and what you intend to change them to. Use as much information as you can gather to make your decisions, including Health Benefits, Cost Benefits, Peer Choice, etc. Provide data to support every decision you make. Here is what you have to start with: The instructor should bring in at least 20 different snacks/candies that could be found in a vending machine for the students to study. Here are some ideas: When your group has decided which factors they deem important in choosing their vending machine, they will assign a “grade” or some kind of rating scale, for each factor to every food choice. For example, if you choose to build your vending machine on Health Benefits and Cost Benefits, each food will have a Health grade and a Peer Choice grade (i.e. A- in Health, $$ in Cost Benefits). Once you have made all your snack choices, you will present your vending machine via your medium of choice (i.e. digital poster, website, video, digital presentation, etc.). Create charts/graphs that display the data you collected that support why you chose your snacks. Your teams will present and defend your snack choices to the class. On the last day, a blind focus group (preferably teachers) will evaluate each team’s vending machines and we will watch them through a live webcam. So get out there! Poll your peers! Read those labels and crunch those numbers! I can’t wait to see our school’s new vending machines!
 * __The Premise__ **
 * __Some important info__ **
 * Fresh produce is healthiest but only lasts about a week
 * M&Ms were last year’s best seller
 * Twix was the best seller two years ago
 * Gum and mints rarely sell
 * Snacks high in sugar and/or sodium are popular
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Rate your Snacks__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Present__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Do your thing!__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assessment - things to look for while grading **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Criteria || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">0 - Missing || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1 - Lacking || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 - Effective || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3 - Proficient ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scoring Snacks || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No logic for snack choices || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Snacks were chosen based on one criterion and were not given scores || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Snacks were chosen based on one criterion with scores OR Snacks were chosen based on two criteria, but were not given scores || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Snacks were chosen based on two criteria and both were given scores ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graphing Data || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No data collection or charts were provided || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Data was collected but was not presented in a chart format || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graph/chart was made based on data collection, but elements of the graph are missing || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graph or chart displayed has all parts of a good graph and displays student data collection ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Persuasive Writing ||  || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students do not understand the reason for their snack choices || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students attempt persuasion, but were unable to logically defend their choices || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students present both sides and were still able to defend and be persuasive in their choices ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Presentation || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students did not prepare a presentation || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Presentation was lacking critical information and seemed to lack in effort || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clear effort put into the presentation, provides a sufficient amount of information || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Creative and engaging presentation with all information provided ||