Converting Measurements
9TH Grade Math
INTRODUCTION
Supposing you’re in a student exchange program and you’re going to school in France; your mom sends you this recipe for pancakes (you love pancakes and in France there’s crepe, not pancakes), in standard American measurements, how will you proceed to make these pancake using the metric measuring tools available?
Supposing you’re in a student exchange program and you’re going to school in France; your mom sends you this recipe for pancakes (you love pancakes and in France there’s crepe, not pancakes), in standard American measurements, how will you proceed to make these pancake using the metric measuring tools available?
TASK
To produce a cooking segment (parents have to sign a consent form allowing students to use an oven) on “Making Chocolate Chip Cookies”. This video will be shown to the class.
PROCESS
After the lesson on conversion of units, teacher will briefly explain the basis of digital video production; then students will be placed into groups of fours. Click here for recipe.
.Students will elect a director, a camera person, a chef and an editor.
.Each group member has to individually convert two units of measurements from the ingriedience list and submit to teacher, which will be corrected and returned.
.The group will develop a storyboard (dialogs must include conversion information).
Before continuing, each group meets with teacher to discuss progress and review story board.
· Before shoots begin, the class will temporally regroup into four - editors, directors, chefs and camera persons - to discuss their similar roles.
· After the final shoot, teacher will meet with individual groups to review takes and offer suggestions.
· The editor is now responsible for arranging and editing scenes to create final product.
· Final product from each group will be shown to class.
EVALUATION
PROCESS
After the lesson on conversion of units, teacher will briefly explain the basis of digital video production; then students will be placed into groups of fours. Click here for recipe.
.Students will elect a director, a camera person, a chef and an editor.
.Each group member has to individually convert two units of measurements from the ingriedience list and submit to teacher, which will be corrected and returned.
.The group will develop a storyboard (dialogs must include conversion information).
Before continuing, each group meets with teacher to discuss progress and review story board.
· Before shoots begin, the class will temporally regroup into four - editors, directors, chefs and camera persons - to discuss their similar roles.
· After the final shoot, teacher will meet with individual groups to review takes and offer suggestions.
· The editor is now responsible for arranging and editing scenes to create final product.
· Final product from each group will be shown to class.
EVALUATION
Each group will be graded on the following:
Participation and Cooperation – 30%
Storyboard -30%
Incorporating measurement conversion information into segment -20%
Final product -20%
Participation and Cooperation – 30%
Storyboard -30%
Incorporating measurement conversion information into segment -20%
Final product -20%
CONCLUSION/ENRICHMENT
The class will have an end of production party, where each groups’ video will be shown.
Question:
Use the comment section to answer this question.
How many grams are in one pound?
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