TOPIC: Measuring Ingredients

SITUATION: Paula and Zach are making snacks for their 4-H club meeting. They’ve decided to make Dottie Bars. The recipe calls for:
2 cups raisins
¾ cups crunchy peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
1 ½ cups brown sugar
½ cup milk
¼ cup margarine

They are working in Paula’s kitchen and have found four different things to measure their ingredients. They’ve learned in their project book that different tools are used to measure foods. They really want the Dottie Bars to turn out well, since parents are coming to the meeting this week and they want everything to taste great.

A

Glass cup that measures up to two cups
B

Coffee cup that holds a cup of coffee
C
Nested measuring cups that hold ¼ to 1 cup (1/4, ½, 1/3, 1 cups)
D
Metal Tablespoon
 

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1. Which tool should be used to measure the milk?
A: B: C: D:
2. Which tool should be used to measure the oatmeal?
A: B: C: D:  
3. Which tool should be used to measure the vanilla?
A: B: C: D:  
4. Which tool would be most likely to give you the wrong amount of food?
A: B: C: D:  
5. Which tool do you bend down and check the amount at eye level?
A: B: C: D:

RANKINGS ~ the tools from the best to worst choice for measuring peanut butter. (Remember, #1 is the best and #4 is the worst choice.)

1st: 2nd: 3rd: 4th:

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