Fat Free Pancakes

Introduction: Grandma is coming for a visit tomorrow, and her doctor has put her on a fat free diet. You really love your grandma and would like to do something very nice for her. You have found a fat free recipe for pancakes, which serves eight. Since Grandma can't eat eight pancakes, you'll need to find 1/2 of the recipe. Mom found out about your neat idea and wanted to taste your creation, so now you need to find 3/4 of the recipe.

Prior Knowledge: The learners should be introduced to multiplying fractions.

Grade Level: 5-7

Task: The end result should be that the learners will be able to multiply fractions easily.

Resources: The students will need access to the Web site listed, paper, and pencil.

Pancake Recipe
<http://www.freerecipe.org/Breakfast/Pancakes/>

Process:

1. Find the recipe off of the Web site.
2. Copy the recipe.
3. Multiply 1/2 times each ingredient.
4. Multiply 3/4 times each ingredient.

Learning Advice: When using this lesson, try to choose a recipe which uses ingredients that can easily be divided. Eggs would be difficult to use.

Evaluation: The students would be evaluated individually, by producing the correct calculations for the lesson.

Extensions: Converting teaspoons to tablespoons and tablespoons to cups.

Conclusion: The students will feel comfortable in multiplying fractions.

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