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6th Grade Summative Assessment Baking with Fractions

Are you are a seasoned kitchen helper or have never lifted a measuring cup in your life? Either
way, this assessment will help you see how often we use fractions and ratios in the kitchen!
Your job will be to select a favorite baking recipe and test it out. Next, you will select a fraction
or mixed number by which you will modify your recipe. You will also test out your recipe to
make sure your conversions are correct. Finally, find out how much of each ingredient is in a
single serving of your recipe. Bon Apptit!
In-class work days:
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Task A: Select a favorite baking recipe. Choose a recipe that you would like to test. Your recipe
should have at least five ingredients. Write down the recipe and write about why you chose this
recipe for your project. Talk about how many people it serves and the type of occasion for
which you might prepare it.
Due: Thursday, February 2, 2017
Task B: Convert your recipe using fractions. Practice converting fractions on page 3 of this
packet. Then, decide whether you want to make 1/3, 3/4 or 1 of the original recipe. Calculate
the new amounts for each ingredient in the recipe. Be sure to show your work for each step.
Due: End of class on Friday, February 3, 2017
(In-class work days on Thursday, February 2, and Friday, February 3, 2017)
Task C: Test and present your new recipe! At home, use the converted amounts to test your
recipe. Take at least five pictures throughout the process to present evidence of your process to
the class. Bring in a sample of your completed recipe to share with the class.
Due: Thursday, February 9-Friday, February 10, 2017
Task D: Single serving. How much of each ingredient is included in a single serving of your
recipe? (Hint: Use the information from Task A regarding how many people the entire recipe
serves.) Discuss if it would be reasonable to make a single serving of your recipe or if it makes
more sense to make a full batch or the modified batch you made.
Due: End of class on Tuesday, February 14, 2017
(In-class work day on Tuesday, February 14, 2017)

I received this Assessment Task Sheet on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. I have read through all of the
requirements and understand that I am responsible for submitting the tasks listed above on the due
dates.
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Parent Signature_________________________________________ Date__________________________

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Task A: Select a favorite baking recipe. Choose a recipe that you would like to test. Your
recipe should have at least five ingredients. Write down the recipe on loose-leaf paper as a list
of each ingredient. In one paragraph (5 sentences minimum), write about why you chose this
recipe for your project. Talk about how many people it serves and the type of occasion for
which you might prepare it.
Checklist:
Recipe:
Does my recipe have at least five ingredients?
Is my recipe written neatly?
Is my recipe written as a list?
Paragraph:
Have I written about why I chose this recipe?
Did I include how many people it serves?
Did I talk about the occasion for which I might serve this recipe?
Is my paragraph at least 5 sentences long?
General
Is my handwriting legible?
Have I proofread my writing for grammar and spelling mistakes?
Due: Thursday, February 2, 2017

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Task B: Convert your recipe using fractions. Practice converting fractions in the tables
below. Then, decide whether you want to make 1/3, 3/4 or 1 of the original recipe. Calculate
the new amounts for each ingredient in the recipe.
SHOW ALL WORK ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF LOOSE-LEAF PAPER.
Part 1: Due by the end of class on Thursday, February 2, 2017.
Part 2: Due by the end of class on Friday, February 3, 2017

Part 1: Use the following table to help you answer the questions below.

tablespoons

1 teaspoon

1 tablespoon

cups

1 cup

pints

1 pint

quarts

1 quart

gallon

1.)

How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon? ___________________________

2.)

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

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3.)

How many teaspoons are in a cup?

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Explain how you can use the answers from Questions 1 and 2 to find the answer to Question 3.
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4.)

How many cups are in a pint?

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5.)

How many pints are in a quart?

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6.)

How many quarts are in a gallon?

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7.)

How many cups are in a gallon?

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Explain how you can use the answers from Questions 4, 5, & 6 to find the answer to Question 7.
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Part 2: Convert your recipe. Are you making of your recipe, of your original recipe, or
your original recipe? (Circle one option.)

of

Use the table below to write the amount of ingredients in your original recipe and your
converted recipe. You may draw in more boxes on a separate sheet of paper if you have a large
number of ingredients. Write all of your fractions and mixed numbers in simplest form.
SHOW ALL WORK ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF LOOSE-LEAF PAPER.

Original amount of ingredient

(Multiply original amount by

the fraction you circled above)

New amount of ingredient

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Task C: Test and present your new recipe! At home, use the converted amounts to test
your recipe. Take at least five pictures throughout the process to present evidence of your
process to the class. Bring in a sample of your completed recipe to share with the class.
This is not a task to leave till the last minute! Talk with your parents about which day you will be
able to use the kitchen to test your recipe. Write the day below.
Recipe-testing day: ______________________________________________
Be sure to take pictures of the process so you can show evidence to your classmates and me
(Ms. Nolan).
Part 1: BAKE! Test your conversions by baking the recipe using the ingredient amounts from the
table in Part 2 of Task B. Take at least 5 pictures of the process.
Part 2: PRESENT! Bring in a sample to show your final product to the class. Your presentation
should include the following:
The pictures you took of the baking process, arranged nicely on paper or poster board.
Description of your recipe and ingredients
Your thoughts on converting the recipe and how well the recipe turned out based on
your conversions
Due: Thursday, February 9-Friday, February 10, 2017

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Task D: Single serving. How much of each ingredient is included in a single serving of your
recipe? (Hint: Use the information from Task A regarding how many people the entire recipe
serves.) Discuss if it would be reasonable to make a single serving of your recipe or if it makes
more sense to make a full batch or the modified batch you made.
Part 1: Consider the amount of servings listed in the original recipe. How would the amounts
change if you were only preparing the recipe for one person? Use the following questions to
help guide you.
a.)

How many people does your original recipe serve? ______________________________

b.)

If you decide to prepare it for only one person, by what fraction will you multiply your
original ingredient amounts?
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Complete the table below to show how the ingredient amounts will change when you prepare
your recipe for only one person.

Original amount of ingredient

(Multiply original amount the

fraction in question b above)

New amount of ingredient

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Part 2: Discuss if it would be reasonable to make a single serving of your recipe or if it makes
more sense to make a full batch or the modified batch you made. Write one paragraph (5
sentences minimum) discussing which option is more reasonable and why. Use the space below
to NEATLY write your response.
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Check:
Is my paragraph at least 5 sentences long?
Is my handwriting legible?
Have I proofread my writing for grammar and spelling mistakes?
Does my reasoning make sense?

Due: End of class on Tuesday, February 14, 2017

(In-class work day on Tuesday, February 14, 2017)