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Cooking with Fractions A Webquest by Mrs. Jennifer Del-Castillo NEXT
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Welcome to Mrs. Butler’s crazy kitchen! While completing this powerpoint, you will use your math genius skills to become an expert chef and party planner! Thanks for your help…Now get to work! TaskProcess EvaluationConclusionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion NEXT
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Mrs. Butler is in REALLY big trouble! She does so much at school, church, KDE, a high school band and home that she almost forgot that Mr. Butler’s birthday is right around the corner! Since she is your favorite math teacher she wants YOUR HELP!!!!!!! His party is this weekend and she needs you to help decide what recipes to use. There will be 60 people at his party, so we will have to use our excellent skills with fractions to make sure we get the recipes right! For his party, we need to find a recipe for one main dish, three side dishes and of course…A CAKE! IntroductionProcess EvaluationConclusionIntroductionProcessEvaluationConclusion TASK NEXT
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Process Step 1: Recipe Search Use the link below to find recipes for a main dish, 3 side dishes, and a cake. Copy and paste these recipes into a Word document and raise your hand for my approval. http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and- parties/index.html IntroductionTask EvaluationConclusionIntroductionTaskEvaluationConclusion NEXT
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Process Step 2: Measurement Conversion Convert your main dish to double what it normally serves. Convert your side dishes accordingly: Triple one side dish Quadruple one side dish Cut one side dish in half Convert your dessert so it serves 5 dozen!!! Make sure you have all your computations done neatly on a separate sheet of paper. Type up your new recipes in a Word document. IntroductionTask EvaluationConclusionIntroductionTaskEvaluationConclusion NEXT
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Process Step 3: Presentation – Make a display using your original recipes, converted recipes, and a drawn picture. Be creative and neat! IntroductionTask EvaluationConclusionIntroductionTaskEvaluationConclusion NEXT
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Evaluation All students will be graded based on the following: Recipe Search (5 points for each recipe) 5 points Copy, Paste, and Print (5 points for each recipe) 5 points Measurement Conversions (65 points each) 65 points Display (25 points) 25 points __________________________________________________________ Total100 points IntroductionTask ProcessConclusionIntroductionTaskProcessConclusion NEXT
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Conclusion Now that you have saved the day and are an expert party planner, take a few minutes to reflect on the assignment. Is that anything you would do differently if you did this again? What have you learned from this powerpoint? IntroductionTask ProcessEvaluationIntroductionTaskProcessEvaluation
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