Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use math skills to create your own smoothie recipes and run a smoothie bar.
Materials and Prep
Materials: Paper, pencil, calculator (optional)
Prep: None
Activities
- Smoothie Recipe Creation: Create your own smoothie recipe by choosing ingredients and calculating the quantities needed.
- Menu Design: Design a menu for your smoothie bar with prices for each item.
- Customer Orders: Practice taking orders from imaginary customers and calculating the total cost.
Talking Points
- Choosing Ingredients: "Let's pick our favorite fruits and decide how much of each to put in our smoothie."
- Calculating Quantities: "We need to make sure we have the right amount of each ingredient to make a delicious smoothie."
- Setting Prices: "We have to decide how much each smoothie will cost so we can run our smoothie bar."
- Taking Orders: "When a customer tells us what they want, we need to add up the prices to tell them the total."