Introduction and Broad Description of the Context and Goal of the area/ topic addressed
Practical activity applying the mathematical skills to cooking.
Learning Objectives and outcomes
With the completion of this module the trainees will be able to ……
- Understand and convert between different units of measurement (e.g., teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces, grams, cups, milliliters) for ingredients.
- Learn to use kitchen scales and measuring tools effectively to ensure accurate measurements.
- Scale recipes up or down to adjust serving sizes while maintaining ingredient proportions.
- Calculate ingredient quantities when working with fractional or decimal measurements.
Content and Resources
Present the activity: find a recipe for a dish, calculate the cost of the ingredients and quantities for the people we are training.
Methodology and approaches for the module training presentation
Powerpoint presentation, discussion through active participation with the trainees, examples given.