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Tran: Analyze this scenario and then choose the best method to solve the problem presented.

Scenario: Learning New Information

Carla is studying nutrition of food in her health class. She wants to identify popular snacks that have some good nutrients in them. To find this out, she needs to evaluate snacks that people eat and decide if they are junk, nutritious, or mostly junk but with some nutrients. Junk foods have empty calories as they contain too high amounts of sugar, salt, preservatives, and food additives. Her research will help her make some recommendations on foods that may be considered snacks but contain a high level of good, nutritious ingredients.

What tool will be the best to classify snacks into three groups?

Choices:

1. Essay Composer

2. Compare/Contrastor

3. Chunker

4. Notetaking Tool

5. Big Picture Card