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CERCA SLIDES

Cooking and Math

Measuring cups and mixing bowls; spatulas and sheet pans . . . all are considered kitchen essentials. But there’s another ingredient that is indispensable in the culinary world: MATH!

With this set of CERCA Slides, students learn about the everyday, practical applications of math in cooking. A corresponding skills lesson on writing mathematical sentences builds student ability as quantitative communicators.

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3-Feb-17-2022-02-43-34-99-PM

Grade 3: Cooking to Camp

Which team multiplied the fractions correctly?

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Grade 4-Feb-17-2022-02-43-35-18-PM

Grade 4: Pizza Dough Party

Which team correctly decided how much of each ingredient is needed to make enough pizza dough for the class pizza party?

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grade5

Grade 5: Soup Donation

How many batches of soup should Jacob and his parents cook?

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Grades 6-1

Grade 6: The Cupcake Debate

Is Nia or Cameron correct about the number of batches they should bake?

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Grades 7-3

Grade 7: Punch Bowl Problem

Who is correct about which punch bowl to use: Seth or Natalia?

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Grades 8-4

Grade 8: The Pizza Bake

Should the class follow Cole’s recommendation or Ava’s recommendation about the size of pizzas to make?

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Grade 9-10-3

Grade 9-10: The Pot of Soup

Is Ariana or Jerome correct about how many pounds of carrots and potatoes the soup kitchen should buy?

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Grade 11-12-3

Grade 11-12: Crazy Cakes and More

Is Kyle or Mrs. Green correct about the number of eggs they should buy?

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