Life Skills Arcade Middle school Family and Consumer Sciences, grades 6 to 8

Handout 1.6

Handout 1.6: Silent Measurement Challenge Cards

Unit
Unit 1: Kitchen Skills and Smart Eating
Handout
1.6

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Print one card per team (four teams, cards A to D) and one teacher scoring sheet per class. Cut the cards apart. Each team also needs six paper cups or small bowls labeled 1 to 6, the measuring tools, and the five ingredients.

The rules (print on the back of every card)

  1. No talking. No writing notes to each other. No mouthing words.
  2. You may point, gesture, hold up fingers, and show the card.
  3. One person measures each item. A different person measures each cup. Everyone else watches and signals.
  4. Each cup gets one measurement. Once a cup is set down on the tray, it is done. Do not touch it again.
  5. Use the right tool: dry cups for flour and sugar, the glass cup for water and oil, spoons for small amounts.
  6. When all six cups are on the tray, carry the tray to the weigh-in table together.

Points per cup: 3 in the tight band, 2 in the wide band, 1 for the right ingredient with the wrong amount, 0 for the wrong ingredient or an empty cup. 18 points possible.


Team Card A

Team name: ____________________

CupMeasure this
11/2 cup flour
21/4 cup sugar
31 cup water
42 tablespoons oil
51 teaspoon salt
63 teaspoons water

Grade 8 stretch cup 7: 1 1/2 tablespoons oil.


Team Card B

Team name: ____________________

CupMeasure this
11/4 cup flour
21/2 cup sugar
31/2 cup water
41 tablespoon oil
52 teaspoons salt
64 tablespoons water

Grade 8 stretch cup 7: 3/4 cup water using only the 1/4 cup and the 1/2 cup dry measures.


Team Card C

Team name: ____________________

CupMeasure this
11 cup flour
22 tablespoons sugar
33/4 cup water
41/4 cup oil
51/2 teaspoon salt
61 tablespoon flour

Grade 8 stretch cup 7: 1 1/2 tablespoons oil.


Team Card D

Team name: ____________________

CupMeasure this
13/4 cup flour
21/3 cup sugar
31/4 cup water
43 tablespoons oil
51 tablespoon salt
62 tablespoons water

Grade 8 stretch cup 7: 3/4 cup water using only the 1/4 cup and the 1/2 cup dry measures.