Math Pre AP/GT January 26, 2012

Note to parents and students:

PROJECT:  The “Recipe Project” was assigned this week and it is due on Friday, February 3.  Instructions and sample were sent home.  *THIS PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN ASSIGNED YET IN 7TH PERIOD. 

HOMEWORK:  Complete Chapter 6 (RATIO/PROPORTIONS, from Textbook 1) REVIEW:  Worksheets were sent home. 

TEST:  Chapter 6 ‘RATIO/PROPORTION” test will be on Wednesday/Thursday, February 1/2.

MAKE UP WORK:  Some students are scheduled to complete make up work.  Previous to completion of make up work, the student must complete a review on the concept.  Then, during lunch time/tutorial, the student will have completed the make up.  Please, verify with your child if he/she is one of them.  Any student with a grade lower than 75 must complete make up work. 

RECIPE MATH PROJECT –INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose a finger food snack recipe that requires a variety of fractions as part of your measuring ingredients.  (5 or more different fractions).
2. Type your recipe with instructions in 12 font and single-spaced.  Make sure you include the title of your recipe; and your full name on the top margin of your paper.
3. Neatly prepare and decorate the cover with stickers, drawings, markers, pens, pictures, be creative…. (Do NOT print it out from your computer.)
4. Cook your recipe with verbal help/supervision from your parents/adult.  Parents/adults are encouraged to “add-to-the-lesson” by asking questions. 
5. Clean up is student’s responsibility!
6. Extra 5 points in your project if you bring a sample of your cooked recipe to present to your class and/or share with classmates.  IF you eat your sample BEFORE you present your project, you WILL NOT receive extra points.
7. Conversions’ page:   You MUST  include the right measurements for each ingredient if you want to prepare:

  a) Half of your recipe          

  b) double amount of your recipe

  c)  one and a half amount of your recipe 

Enjoy it and  HAVE A HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY!!!!!!!

Your project MUST include:

1. 1^st page:  Cover/Title page:  (decorated, not printed from a computer).  Include your name, last name, class period, Title or your recipe, date)
2. 2^nd page:  original recipe with instructions typed.
3. 3^rd page:  Conversions (table)
4. 4^th page:  Calculations for your conversions (This page doesn’t have to be typed! These are your real calculations.)
5. 5^th page:  One page essay (typed)  The essay is a narrative of how did you complete this project and what did you learned from it.
6. 6^th page:  This instructions signed by your parents or legal guardian.

      The “calculations and conversions” used as a model in class must be included as part of the project.

 Date this project was assigned:  ___________________________________

Date this project is due:             ___________________________________

Student’s signature:  ________________________________ Class period:_______

Parent’s signature:    ________________________________ date_____________

  Stay focus on learning!

                                                                            

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