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Making Peanut Butter Cookies (Fourth Grade: Math). By Kimberly Phinney. This PowerPoint is to help students with math (mainly fractions and measuring). By making cookies, it will help them see math in a visual. This is a fun way to get your students interested in learning mathematics.
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Making Peanut Butter Cookies(Fourth Grade: Math) By Kimberly Phinney
This PowerPoint is to help students with math (mainly fractions and measuring). By making cookies, it will help them see math in a visual. This is a fun way to get your students interested in learning mathematics. Fun, Fun, Fun
Conversions Measurements: Cooking • 16 tablespoons = 1 cup • 12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup • 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 2/3 cup • 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup • 6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup • 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup • 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup • 2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup • 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 1/6 cup • 1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup • 2 cups = 1 pint • 2 pints = 1 quart • 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon • 48 teaspoons = 1 cup
Ingredients • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening • 1 cup white sugar • 1 cup packed brown sugar • 2 eggs • 1 cup creamy peanut butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon salt
Directions • Cream the butter, butter flavored shortening, and sugars. Add eggs and blend. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and stir until well blended. • Measure out tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into balls. Place 3 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make crisscross pattern with fork. • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) 8-10 minutes until set, but not hard. Do not over bake. Leave on sheets for 2 minutes before removing. Cool, and store in covered container. Beginning
Video on fractions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t80pzsmrZoI • This link is to a video that shows students how to add fractions with different denominators.
Examples • Converting fractions: • Example: • 1/2 + 2/3= ? • First you find a common denominator 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,……. 3: 3, 6, 9, 12,……. • 6 is the common denominator • 1/2 x 3/3 = 3/6 • 2/3 x 2/2 = 4/6 • 3/6 + 4/6 is the same things as 1/2 + 2/3. It equals 7/6 or 1 1/6. • You can do this with any fraction Video
T.E.K.S: 111.16. Mathematics, Grade 4. • Introduction • 1) Within a well-balanced mathematics curriculum, the primary focal points at Grade 4 are comparing and ordering fractions and decimals, applying multiplication and division, and developing ideas related to congruence and symmetry. • (4) Problem solving, language and communication, connections within and outside mathematics, and formal and informal reasoning underlie all content areas in mathematics. Throughout mathematics in Grades 3-5, students use these processes together with technology and other mathematical tools such as manipulative materials to develop conceptual understanding and solve meaningful problems as they do mathematics. • Knowledge and skills • (2) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student describes and compares fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects. The student is expected to • (A) use concrete objects and pictorial models to generate equivalent fractions • (B) model fraction quantities greater than one using concrete objects and pictorial models • (C) compare and order fractions using concrete objects and pictorial models; an • (D) relate decimals to fractions that name tenths and hundredths using concrete objects and pictorial models. • (12)Measurement. The student applies measurement concepts. The student measures time and temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius). The student is expected to: • (A) use a thermometer to measure temperature and changes in temperature; and • (B) use tools such as a clock with gears or a stopwatch to solve problems involving elapsed time. Menu
T.E.K.S continued • (14) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. The student applies Grade 4 mathematics to solve problems connected to everyday experiences and activities in and outside of school. The student is expected to: • (A) identify the mathematics in everyday situations; • (B) solve problems that incorporate understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness; • (C) select or develop an appropriate problem-solving plan or strategy, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards to solve a problem; and • (D) use tools such as real objects, manipulative, and technology to solve problems.
References • http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/ch111a.html • http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mrs-Siggs-Peanut-Butter-Cookies/Detail.aspx • http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t80pzsmrZoI