Community Kitchen - Weekly Budget
Lab Description
In this engaging worksheet activity, students step into the role of kitchen managers tasked with planning meals for a community within a specified budget.
Storyline: You have been appointed the master chef of our community kitchen. The mayor has handed you a sweet budget of $5000 to whip up meals for the entire community for a week. Your mission is to create delicious, nutritious meals without breaking the bank.
Each meal will include the following items:
- Turkey
- Mashed Potatoes
- Gravy
- Carrot
- Peas
- Cranberry Sauce
The student's task is to find out how many meals can be prepared using the $5000 fund. To do so, students will first convert the measurement units of each ingredient from cups/tablespoons and ounces to pounds and gallons. Then they will use the given rate card to calculate the cost of each ingredient and finally, they will calculate the total cost of a meal.
Learning Objective
The learning objectives are:
- Students will develop an understanding of budgeting by managing a given amount of money to purchase ingredients for a Thanksgiving feast.
- Students will understand the application of Math concepts such as unit conversion, ratios, and fractions in a real-life scenario.
