Introduction
Not all people are chefs, but we are all eaters. Most of us need to learn how to follow a recipe at some point in our lives. To create dishes with good flavor, consistency, and texture, the various ingredients must have a relationship to one another. For instance, to make cookies that both look and taste like cookies, you need to make sure you use the right amount of each ingredient. Add too much flour and your cookies will be solid as rocks. Add too much salt and they'll taste terrible!
Task
You just got home from school. You check your cell phone and see that there is a voicemail message. It is your mom and she needs you to start preparing dinner for the family.
The phone rings again. It's your mom reminding you to double the recipe for your entree and side dishes. She also needs you to bake cookies for your sister's school fundraiser. For that recipe you will need to triple the ingredients.
Process
Step 1: You will need to choose an entree, side dish and cookies for dessert. Use this link to find a recipe: http://www.cooksrecipes.com
Step 2: Once you have found your items you are cooking, you need to start figuring out your measurements. For the entree, you need to double the recipe. You will need to type up this recipe after your conversion.
Step 3: Next, double the recipe for your side dish. Also, type this recipe up.
Step 4: Take your cookie recipe and triple it for your sister's bake sale. Type this up as well.
Step 5: You will need to put together your meal in a packet. In your packet you need to include the original recipes and your conversions. Make sure your conversions are correct!!!
Evaluation
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Found recipes |
Didn’t do assignment at all. |
Missing one or two recipes. |
Found recipes, but were not from the website provided. |
Found a recipes that were appropriate. |
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Recipe conversions |
None of the conversions were done correctly. |
One of the recipes was converted correctly. |
Two of the recipes were converted correctly. |
All conversions were done correctly. |
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Recipe packet |
Did not create recipe packet. |
Hand wrote a recipe on a sheet of paper. Just wrote conversions down and nothing else. |
Was creative in making a recipe packet, but did not include all of the information. |
Was creative in making a recipe packet and included all of the information that was asked. |
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Conclusion
As you can see, fractions are a part of our everyday lives. Fractions are used with recipes whether you are just simply following the directions or increasing it to feed more people. You have now seen how cooking is one way that fractions are beneficial to everyday life.