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: Cooking to Camp
Which team multiplied the fractions correctly?
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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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Grade 5: Soup Donation
How many batches of soup should Jacob and his parents cook?
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Grade 6: The Cupcake Debate
Is Nia or Cameron correct about the number of batches they should bake?
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Grade 7: Punch Bowl Problem
Who is correct about which punch bowl to use: Seth or Natalia?
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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: 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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