KIDS COOKING WITH CALCULATIONS AND CHEMISTRY KC3 
SCHOOL  YEAR LEVEL  RECIPE TITLE (Link to KC3 index page) MATHS TOPIC SCIENCE TOPIC

Bayswater Primary School

 5/6 Play Dough Fractions    Liquids or Solids, and preserving.

GROUP MEMBERS

 

INGREDIENTS

 

 

BUDGET

 Maximum $10.00

Insert equations

METHOD

 

 

 Senior E

1 cup of salt

2 cups of flour

2 tablespoons of oil

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

Food colouring

2 cups of water

 

1kg of cooking salt= $2.38

2x 2kg of flour = $1.89 each = $3.78

1L of oil= $1.98

2x 250g boxes cream of tartar = $3.28 each = $6.56

Colouring= free (donated)

2 cups of water= free

Total for class= $14.70

Mix all the dry ingredients together with the oil.

Add the food colouring of your choice to make the perfect play dough.

Place dry ingredients in heat-proof pan add water and stir over low heat until it starts to thicken and look like play dough. 

Allow to sit and set for a short amount of time depending on the consistency of your play dough. 

Knead and enjoy!

 

COMPLETED RECIPE

 

KIDS COOKING WITH CALCULATIONS AND CHEMISTRY KC3 Reflection Section

COOKING WITH MATHS

 

What did you learn about maths and what principle did you  investigate? 

 

 

We used our play dough to explore the concept of fractions. We would measure out a length of play dough with our ruler, eg 30cm, in a long tube shape. We were then asked to find out half of 30cm so we would cut our play dough in half and remeasure. We experimented with halves, thirds, eights, quarters, sixths and fifths some people even looked at tenths!

This helped us we the relationship between a measurement and a fraction of a measurement. Eg ½ of 6cm = 3cm.

 

COOKING WITH SCIENCE

 

What did you learn about maths and what principle did you  investigate? 

We looked at solids and liquids when making play dough. We decided that to begin with the play dough was a liquid when the water was added and that as it was heated it slowly turned into a solid, which we could play with.

We also looked at preservatives and why you need so much salt when making play dough and we discovered that the salt in play dough stops it from growing mouldy and that there are other foods that have salt in them for the same reasons.

 

THINKING CURRICULUM

What did our group find out about the Thinking Curriculum especially Habits of Mind?

ONLINE TEAM WORK

What did we learn about computer technology, group work, working online with partner

We learnt to persist in out task and keep trying and manipulating our play dough to make fractions. We were able to pose questions to each other about whether play dough is a liquid or a solid and express our opinions.

We took responsible risks leaving out some of the ingredients to try to make a better batch of play dough and this paid off. We also had a lot of fun making the play dough and responding in a delighted way when we were able to play with and manipulate what we had made.

 

 

 

No videoconferencing was done.