COMPUTE THIS!
2012 Laingsburg Invitational
General Instructions
1. Please place your school name and team number at the top of your spreadsheet and word processing
files.
2. Your spreadsheet should include both a data table and the required chart. Your word processing file
needs to include the answer and URLs for the questions.
3. Reference materials and calculators are not permitted. You may use blank scrap paper to organize your
work.
4. This is a two-person event. Absolutely no external communication with others (e-mail, chat, forums,
etc.)
5. Please raise your hand if you have a technical problem.
6. Please speak with a low tone with your partner.
7. When you are done, print your work and hand it to the supervisor. Please clean your work area. GOOD
LUCK!
Graphical Problem
Obesity is a label for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given
height. CDC has been tracking both state and county levels of obesity for many years. This data will help CDC
to develop programs of healthy living and active lifestyle. Please use the website www.cdc.gov to find the 2008
County Level Estimates of Adult Obesity in Michigan for both percentage and total numbers. You only need to
make a data table for Clinton, Mackinac, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne County.
Then, plot this information in MS excel using a normal 2D plot. The X-axis should be used for five counties.
The left Y-axis is used for total estimated numbers and right Y-Axis is used for the percentage. You should plot
the total number of obesity in bar chart and overlay the percentage in a line chart, but with different color.
Please remember to include a title above your chart and to label each axis carefully. You also need a legend to
tell what each color represent. Include your school name and team number on your spreadsheet file. Print out
when finished. When printed, make sure that all columns can be seen on the chart.
Short Answer Questions
In a word processing document, please provide the answer and associated URL for each of the following
questions. Official www.cdc.gov site should only be referenced. Please note that some questions have multiple
parts and questions need not be answered in complete sentences. Just make sure to write the question number
before your answer. Print out when finished.
1. List three items/activities which help prevent and decrease overweight and obesity
2. How many states does CDC currently fund to address the problems of obesity and other chronic
diseases, Is Michigan included in the funded list?
3. Based on the US obesity trends, provided by CDC, Is the overwieght and obesity get worse ot better
from 1985 to 2010. What percentage of US adults is obese in 2010?
4. What does BMI stand for? Frank is from Luckyberg Mid-school. He just turn 13 years old Yesterday
and measured weight of 65 kg and height of 175 cm. Using BMI calculator for the Child and Teen in
CDC website to calculate Frank’s BMI
5. Jenny is 14 years old and has a BMI of 17.5. Use the CDC growth chart to find out Jenny’s weight status
category. What is Jenny’s percentile (Approximate)
COMPUTE THIS!
2012 Laingsburg Invitational Scoring Rubric
School Name ___________________________________
Team Number _______
Student Name
2. ____________________
1. ____________________
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS SPACE…FOR SUPERVISOR USE ONLY
Completeness & Accuracy of Quantitative Data Collected (20 Points)
1. Data table includes number of obesity percentage
______ (5)
2. Data table includes amount of obesity number
______ (5)
3. Information in data table is accurate according to CDC website
______ (10)
Completeness, Accuracy, and Format of Graphical Data (30 Points)
1. Bar graph is used
______ (4)
2. Title above graph
______ (4)
3. X-axis correctly labeled
______ (4)
4. Left Y-axis correctly labeled
______ (4)
5. Legend is correctly applied
______ (4)
6. Right Y-axis correctly labeled
______ (6)
7. Graphical data matches with quantitative data and all columns
can be seen.
______ (4)
Answers and URLs for Short Answer Questions (50 Points)
1. Each item/activity (2) and URL (4)
______ (10)
2. Correct number (3) and Michigan (3) and URL (4)
______ (10)
3. Each answers (3) and URL (4)
______ (10)
4. BMI (2) and calculation (4) and URL (4)
______ (10)
5. Correct category (3) and percentile (3) and URL (4)
______ (10)
TOTAL SCORE: _____
TIE BREAKER: [ ] Short Answer Questions [ ] Quantitative Data Collected
PLACE: _____
[ ] Overall Graphical Quality
Answers to the Compute This Short Answer Section
Spreadsheet with graphics and data website:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDT_STRS2/CountyPrevalenceData.aspx?mode=OBS
Estimated Estimated
Percent
Total
29.9
15280
30.9
2595
26.4
233900
26.5
67600
33.7
467700
County Name
Clinton County
Mackinac County
Oakland County
Washtenaw County
Wayne County
2008 Overweight and Obesity Estimate for Five Michigan Counties
500000
40.0
450000
35.0
30.0
350000
25.0
300000
250000
200000
Estimated Total
20.0
Estimated Percent
15.0
150000
10.0
Percentage of Obesity
Total number of Obesity
400000
100000
5.0
50000
0
0.0
Clinton
County
Mackinac
County
Oakland
County
Washtenaw
County
Wayne
County
Michigan Counties
Short answer questions:
1. A. Reduce time spent watching television and playing games
B. Build physical activity into regular routines
C. Balanced nutrition
(Any other items/activities are fine as long as it make sense)
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/causes/index.html
2. 25 states. Yes, Michigan is one of the funded states
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/stateprograms/fundedstates.html
3. It gets significantly worse. The current US adult percentage is 33.8%
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
4. BMI stand for Body Mass Index. Frank BMI is 21.2
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx?CalculatorType=Metric
5. Jenny has a health weight and She is at 25 percentile
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_BMI/about_childrens_BMI.html