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One-digit Division

For Teachers 3rd
Young mathematicians read the book, The Doorbell Rang. They examine the necessity of division in everyday life, such as cooking and sharing. They use paper cookies to construct equivalent sets.
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Cooking Up Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study fractions through recipes. They rewrite recipes multiplying and changing numbers. They research the Internet for recipes and rewrite fractions to indicate a particular serving. They rewrite directions to change the numbers...
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Ice Cream Lesson Plan for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students explore how ice cream is made in a factory and at home. They help make ice cream in the classroom. They measure out the ingredients. Students share the ice cream when it is done.
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Pretzel Mania

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this activity, students enhance their number and letter recognition. Students make letters and numbers with pretzel dough. Students prepare the pretzel dough, shape it, bake it, and eat it. In this activity, students test their...
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Yummy Metric Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the use of the metric system within the context of cooking and reading a recipe. They make conversions with the recipe ingredients and then work in groups to create a book of recipes with colorfully designed pages.
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Compared to What? Comparing the Density of Different Liquids

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in groups to compare the density of different liquids.  In this density lesson, students use cooking oil, liquid detergent and water to measure density.  Students record their results and check the accuracy of their...
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Following a Recipe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create a cookbook.  In this recipe and writing lesson, students brainstorm the skills necessary to follow a recipe, watch a cooking show and write down a recipe used.  Learners use a word processing program to write a paragraph...
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Cook Me Up Some Equations

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study a variety of math concepts in the context of cooking up a meal. In this math lesson, students calculate surface area and volume. They draw and interpret different types of graphs.
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Reciipes Made for More

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write recipes.  In this recipe lesson, students double and triple recipes.  They perform calculations with fractions, whole numbers and mixed numbers.  They explore cooking websites to find their favorite recipe.
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Holy Mole

For Teachers K
Students discover Mexican culture by reading and cooking.  In this Central American History lesson plan, students read the book Holy Mole, and analyze the story by answering questions about plot, characters and even sound effects they...
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Halloween Math Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice their multiplication and division by creating a Witches Brew.  In this holiday math lesson, students utilize Halloween style ingredients to create a fun edible treat for themselves.  Students practice their measuring...
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Making Fudge: Measuring Weight

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure the ingredients for a fudge recipe. In this measurement lesson, 4th graders practice measuring out the ingredients for a recipe to make fudge. Later, students get to enjoy the fudge they made.
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Oklahoma Stone Soup

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Class members complete activities related to the story "Oklahoma Stone Soup." First, pupils read, discuss, and answer questions about the story. Next, to incorporate math into the lesson, learners make stone soup using a variety of...
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Brassica Fried Rice

For Teachers 4th
Here's a delicious way to engage fourth graders into working with fractions. Kids chop brassica or cruciferous vegetables, measure the required ingredients, and add them to cooked rice to produce a delicious treat.
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Cooking: Apple Crescents

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Student apply their measurement skills and follow a recipe to make apple crescents.
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Icing On The Cake

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders follow a recipe, focusing on the concepts of ratio and proportion, to mix a batch of icing. They decorate cupcakes in the form of a pumpkin.
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Applying Fraction Multiplication and Division to Recipes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students use recipes to practice their fraction multiplication and division skills by calculating the amounts of ingredients needed to make specific recipes. They use these fraction skills to convert small units of cooking measures to...
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Carrot Bunch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve a variety of math addition word problems related to planting and cooking carrots. They discuss a story from their math storybook, then read and solve a carrot word problem on a worksheet as a class. Students then...
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If You Can’t Stand the Heat

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and build their own solar cooker. In this math instructional activity, students determine the relationship between the angles of the sun, reflection and cooking time of the solar cooker. They test their project, collect...
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What's Cooking at the Good Times Cafe?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students collect data from classmates showing their favorite lunch food. They enter their data and graph the results using a computer program.
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Using Your Melon for Math

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students apply fraction multiplication and division to recipe conversion.
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Native American Lesson Plan: Someone's in the Kitchen

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use vocabulary necessary to complete cooking activities and tell others about the food. They discuss similarities and differences between Native American and other nationalities' foods made in their families.
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Closure Lesson - Planning for the Trip

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students prepare for a camping trip. In this camping trip planning lesson, students work in small groups as they discuss their expectations for their upcoming trip. They receive and plan for a specific task such as budgeting, cooking, or...
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Kumara Math

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore nutrition by completing math problems in class. In this food conversions lesson, students identify what the kumara plant is and how it can contribute to human health by regularly consuming an appropriate amount. Students...

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