The Math Chef Over 60 Math Activities and Recipes for Kids

by D'Amico, Karen E.; Drummond, Karen E.

• ISBN13: 9780471138136
• ISBN10: 0471138134
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Just as cookies go with milk and peanut butter goes with jelly, math and cooking go hand in hand. This fun-filled book shows you exactly how. With more than 60 activities and recipes to try, you can practice math while you cook! Get a handle on measurement, multiplication, division, fractions, percents, geometry, and more, while whipping up mouth-watering treats like scrumptious stromboli slices, chewy marshmallow-fudge squares, yummy chicken nuggets, and delicious butterscotch muffins. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you too can become a Math Chef. All activities and recipes are kid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchen utensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, an explanation of basic cooking skills, and a complete nutrition guide.

Author Biography

JOAN D'AMICO is a cooking instructor at Kings Cookingstudio in New Jersey and an educational consultant to various school systems. KAREN EICH DRUMMOND is a registered dieti-tian and the author of several cookbooks, including Cook's Healthy Handbook (Wiley). Ms. D'Amico and Ms. Drummond are coauthors of The Science Chef and The Science Chef Travels Around the World.

Table of Contents

MEASURING.

How Many Grams is a Pound of Potatoes?

How Many Quarts is a Liter of Milk?

How Long is that Giant Cookie?

How Much Soup is in a Bowl of Soup?

What Does a Handful of Pasta Weigh?

How Do You Cook Candy?

ARITHMETIC.

How Do You Triple a Sandwich Recipe?

How Do You Cut an Applesauce Recipe in Half?

How Much Lettuce Do You Need for 6 Salads?

FRACTIONS AND PERCENTS.

What's 1/3 of a Waffle?

What's the Percent of Margarine in a Muffin?

GEOMETRY.

What's the Area of a Brownie?

What's the Diameter of a Cupcake?

What's the Circumference of a Pie?

Appendices.

Glossary.

Index.