Pancake Party

Pancake Party 

During this Webquest you will work in a group and plan a pancake breakfast for the whole fourth grade class. You will be given a pancake recipe and have to change it in order for everyone to get three pancakes each. You will also be given a budget in order to buy all of the supplies we will need for our party.   

Task

During this Webquest you will practice your multiplication and review muliplying decimals. You will then have to change a pancake recipe in order to make enough pancakes so each person in our third grade classroom can have three pancakes each. After you figure out how many pancakes we need to make and how much of each ingredient you will need you will have to buy the ingredients and supplies, such as plates, napkins, silverware, etc. 

You will be put into groups of four, and have to work together to modify the pancake recipe and create a shopping list for the supplies all while staying in your budget. 

Step One 

Practice your mulitiplication skills by playing the following game: 

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/grand-prix-pro-multiplication

Then, watch the following video on how to multiply decimal numbers together. 

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/basic-alg-foundations/a…

Step 2 

As a group modify the recipe in the following worksheet 27 students and me! (28 people total). Remember that you need to make enough for each person to have three pancakes!

Then as a group decide how much of each ingredient and party supplies you need in order to throw this pancake party and feed everyone. Your budget to do so is $45.00. If your budget permits don't forget about the orange juice and syrup! 

Worksheet:

Pancake Party

Names:

Instructions: Fill out the following worksheet to determine how many pancakes you need to make to feed everyone in the class. Then figure out how much of each ingredient you need. Then fill out the checklist of supplies and remember to stick to your budget!

There are 28 people you need to feed, if each person will eat 3 pancakes how many pancakes will you need to make?

Modify the following recipe for the pancake mix in order to feed everyone. This recipe makes 12 pancakes. What do you need to multiply each ingredient by in order to get the correct amount of pancakes? (hint what times 12 equals 84? 12*_?__=84)

2 cups Bisquick

1 cup of milk

2 eggs

Your budget is $45. Fill out the following checklist to determine how much of each we need, and how much each will cost.  (you only need one box of Bisquick and one gallon of milk).

____  Bisquick: $3.00*____=______    

 _____gallon orange juice $3.75*_____=____

 _____ gallon milk: $2.50*_____=_______  

______cups (15)  $2.99*_______=______

 _____dozen eggs $1.99*_______=_______ 

_____knives (30) $2.99*______=_______

 ______napkins (15) $3.25*______=______           

_______syrup $2.50*_______=_______

 ______plates (15)  $3.25*_______=______            

______forks(30)  $2.99*_______=_______

Add up the total of all the supplies

Grand Total_______

Did you stay in budget and feed the whole class?

Step 3

Fill out the entire worksheet and figure out the grand total of all your supplies. Did you stay in budget and have enough for everyone? Turn in your worksheet when complete. 

Evaluation

You will be graded on the accuracy of your recipe, that the appropriate amount of supplies are bought and that the total amount is calculated correctly. 

Conclusion

Great job to everyone in your group for completing this pancake party Webquest! I hope this helped you practice your multiplication skills and multiplication of decimal numbers.