1. Gingerbread House Project

2. Here’s a Gingerbread recipe
FYI:
1 tsp of spices or bicarbonate is about 3.5g
1 tbsp of golden syrup weighs 25g
1 egg weighs 58g (about 10% is shell)
What is the total weight of my gingerbread?
Work this out in both ounces and grams

3. Here’s a Gingerbread recipe
FYI:
1 tsp of spices or bicarbonate is about 3.5g
1 tbsp of golden syrup weighs 25g
1 egg weighs 58g (about 10% is shell)
What is the total weight of my gingerbread? 816.2g or 28.0 oz
Work this out in both oz and grams

4. Every ounce of gingerbread will make 40 cm3
What is the total volume of gingerbread that I have?
In order to make sturdy houses, gingerbread needs to be rolled out to a thickness of about 0.5cm. What total area of gingerbread can I make?
Hint: what dimensions can you add?

5. Every ounce of gingerbread will make 40 cm3
What is the total volume of gingerbread that I have? 1120cm3
In order to make sturdy houses, gingerbread needs to be rolled out to a thickness of about 0.5cm.
What total area of gingerbread can I make? 2240cm2

6. Basic Gingerbread house...
Roof side front
How many of each piece do I need?
Design a house of this shape that can be made with one batch of gingerbread

7. What are the missing measurements
What are the missing measurements? Can this house be made out of one batch of gingerbread?
Roof x side x front x 2
15 cm
8 cm
10cm
10cm
Copy the diagrams, fill in the missing values.
Draw a 3d sketch if it helps

8. Basic Gingerbread house...
Roof x side x front x 2
Design a house of this shape that can be made with one batch of gingerbread.
What is the tallest house that can be made?
What is the largest volume that can be made?

9. Main project Design your own gingerbread house on your table.
Make a poster explaining your design. It must include:
An explanation of how you knew what area of gingerbread to work with (using recipe)
A plan of your gingerbread house, including any design features!
Give every measurement of your house.
Include the VOLUME of your house
A scale model of your house