Cookie Lab

Directions Put a paper towel on your table in the center Open your package carefully Place cookies on the paper towel and count the number of cookies, record Give cookies to the other lab groups, make sure each group has cookies to taste( they may need to be broken and shared) Taste and record on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being awful and 5 being fantastic Write a paragraph describing the cost/benefit of the cookies in the lab and which you would be inclined to buy and why. Include the purpose of the packaging. Is it necessary? Which are the most environmentally friendly? How much of the packaging could be reduced, reused or recycled

Period 1 CookieCost# of cooki es Cost/ ounce Cost/ cookie Packaging Types and # Taste (Scale 1-5) Target:Market Pantry $ $.18$.09 Plastic tray, plastic bag, cardboard box Ralphs Brand (ChipMates) $ $0.25$0.12 Plastic Tray, Plastic-Foil Wrapping Chips Ahoy $ $0.28$0.11Foil Wrap, Plastic Tray Famous Amos $ $.23$.06Cardboard box, aluminum foil Pepperidge Farm $3.79 8$0.53$0.47Foil(paper-lined), paper, cardboard, plastic tray Shopper’s value(no- name) $ Plastic Tray, Plastic Bag Uncle Eddie’s Vegan Cookies $ $0.52$0.48Plastic, Paper Albertson’s$4.2918$0.24 Plastic box9001

Period 2 CookieCost# of cookies Cost/ ounce Cost/ cookie Packaging Types and # Taste (Scale 1-5) Mrs. Fields$ $.37$.44Cardboard container and ind. Plastic wrappers CVS$ $.21.11Carboard, plastic foil, plastic container Pepperidge Farm $ $.32$.35Paper lined with aluminum, 5 ind. Paper holders, cardboard Keebler$ $.14$.07Plastic bag with a plastic container inside. Kirkland$ $.18$.271 Plastic container Famous Amos $ $.33$.09Cardboard box with plastic wrapping Chips Ahoy Plastic container and plastic wrapping