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Math Recipe Project - Grade 8

The Math Recipe Project emphasizes the importance of understanding fractions in baking, as ingredient measurements often require manipulation of fractions. Students will work with a partner to double and halve a recipe based on expected guest attendance, and adjust the recipe to serve 25 people. The project includes writing down the recipe, showing work for adjustments, and creatively presenting the final dish in class.

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Math Recipe Project - Grade 8

The Math Recipe Project emphasizes the importance of understanding fractions in baking, as ingredient measurements often require manipulation of fractions. Students will work with a partner to double and halve a recipe based on expected guest attendance, and adjust the recipe to serve 25 people. The project includes writing down the recipe, showing work for adjustments, and creatively presenting the final dish in class.

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Math Recipe Project

Introduction
Fractions are a large part of baking. Ingredient measurements are often given in
quarter cup increments. In fact, small measurements are sometimes given in eighths
of a teaspoon. In order to successfully bake, it is important to be able to work with
fractions. Recipes will need to improper doubled or halved depending on the quantity
that needs to be made. Baking, therefore, requires an understanding of fractions.
When you can work effortlessly with fractions you have the skills to bake up
whatever you are in the mood for. Who doesn’t like a warm chocolate chip cookie
now and then?

Task-You will work with a partner.


You are having a get together and are expecting some guests~you are not sure
how many are coming so you will need to double the recipe in case more people
attend your party. You will also need to halve your recipe in case less people come.

Checklist
- 1. Write your recipe down on the provided sheet.
- 2. Double the recipe by either ADDING or MULTIPLYING the fractions. Show work.
Use sheet provided.
- 3. Half (1/2) the recipe by DIVIDING the fractions. Show work. Use sheet
provided
- 4. Adjust your recipe to feed 25 people. Use sheet provided. Explain in complete
sentences how many people that would be and how you would adjust your
recipe to feed that many people. If quantity served is not given, estimate how
many it will serve and explain what you would do to feed four times that many
people. MAKE AND BRING IN YOUR RECIPE TO SHARE IN MATH CLASS
- Pictures that have something to do with the item being prepared, feel free to
be creative!
Original Recipe

Recipe Name:

Ingredients:
Directions:
Double the Recipe

Use as many of the boxes as you need.


Show work of how each ingredient was doubled. Number each ingredient
Original Ingredients Ingredients Doubled
Half the Recipe
Use as many of the boxes as you need
Show work of how each ingredient was halved. Number each ingredient
Original Ingredients Ingredients Halved
Recipe to feed 25 people
Use as many of the boxes as you need
Original Ingredients Ingredients for four times the amount of
people
Explain in complete sentences how you would adjust your recipe to feed 25
people. If quantity served is not given, estimate how many it will serve and
explain what you would do to feed 25 people. Use back if necessary.

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