Ms.

Glover’s 6th Grade Math Class –

Fractions Unit Project

Cooking with Fractions!

Hello owners of Mighty Math Catering Company! Today is the big day
you have been waiting for! You are cooking and catering 2 exciting
parties! The famous Chef Ramsey hired YOU to become caterers at the
most famous and fancy restaurants in Atlanta! You will get paid based
on the cost per person per recipe!

Chef Ramsay asked you all to prepare a thematic meal and serve an
appetizer, a main course AND a dessert at 2 of the 4 parties below:

Ms. Glover’s End of Year Celebration:

# Guests: 50

Pearls and Popcorn Ladies Event

# Guests: 8

Jewelry and Fashion Show Event

# Guests: 96

All- Star Basketball Event

# Guests: 6

You may EITHER choose the Chef’s OR YOUR own favorite recipe. If
you choose your own, each recipe must have at least 5 ingredients, and
all 5 must be in either mixed number or fraction form. You may change
an original recipe if you need to for this project. Create a food theme
for each party: Holiday, Cultural, etc.

Keep in mind how many people each recipe serves and be sure to adjust
the ingredients amount based on numbers of guests per party. You will
need to change the recipes at each event so as to provide every guest
with one serving of each of the recipes you choose.

Guidelines:

1. To accomplish the task, YOU MUST CHOOSE AND ADJUST

INGREDIENTS FOR an appetizer, main dish, dessert—and they must be
different ones chosen for 2 of the 4 CATERING PARTIES.
THEREFORE, a total of 6 recipes are chosen and adjusted (2
appetizers, 2 main dishes, 2 desserts).

2. Calculate the amount of money you will make based on the number of
people per party and the cost per person per recipe.

3. Include a TITLE PAGE FOR THIS PROJECT. Each recipe must be

LABELED WITH THE NAME OF THE RECIPE, the original number it serves
and its original ingredients. Then, underneath or next to the original recipe
list the adjusted amounts and the new number of people it is serving.
You may either type this up in Google Docs (and create either a Word or
Presentation document) or write it down and hand it in.

4. Final part of project: Produce a cooking show video OR create a slide

show!
Write a script (1 page) about the background of the recipes that you chose,
and explain why you chose them. Then teach your viewers/readers how to
adjust the recipes to serve more or less people to have the most accurate
and tastiest dinner party ever. You will also write about the supplies and
tools that are needed. When your scripts are completed use one of the
following digital tools to present the information:
 Use PowerPoint to create a slide show presentation that includes
screen casting
 Create a cooking show using an Animoto video
 Create a YouTube video presenting your project as a group
 Use Tildee to provide a tutorial of how to adjust your chosen recipes
 Use Thinglink to incorporate video, photos, and text to present your
project
You are not limited to these ideas. If you have another digital tool you
would like to use to present your project, please inquire, and I will advise
you if the tool is acceptable or not. If you chose a digital tool like Tildee,
where you were unable to incorporate all of the key components into your
presentation, please create an additional presentation where you are able
display the rest of the information.