Instructional Video

Recipes

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Just how much of each ingredient is required? The resource works a few examples of scaling a recipe to feed more or fewer people than outlined. Pupils follow the examples to work out similar problems.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have individuals bring in recipes from home; tell them to change the measurements for serving a different number of people
  • Brainstorm other methods to arrive at the amount of ingredients
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires class members to understand scaling
Pros
  • Provides an answer key for each worksheet
  • The video starts off with a problem that is easy to do mentally and illustrates the concept
Cons
  • None