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Recipe Measurement Practice

Recipe Measurement Practice

Kitchen measuring tools and ingredients

🥗 Part 1: Fruit Salad Recipe Measurements

Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad (Serves 4)

You need to measure the following ingredients. Record your measurements and explain your choices.

1. Measure 500g of mixed fruit. What measuring tool did you use?
2. Measure 250mL of orange juice. Record the measurement you see on the measuring jug:

I measured: _______ mL of orange juice

This is the same as: _______ L (convert to litres)

3. Cut fruit pieces to 2cm cubes. What measuring tool is best for this?

Kitchen scales

Measuring jug

Ruler

Measuring spoons

⚖️ Part 2: Choosing the Right Units

4. Circle the most appropriate unit for measuring each ingredient:

a) Honey for the fruit salad:

30 mL

30 L

30 kg

b) Flour for biscuits:

200 mL

200 g

200 kg

c) Water for cooking pasta:

2 g

2 L

2 cm

🔄 Part 3: Unit Conversions

5. Convert these measurements (show your working):

a) 1500 mL = _______ L

b) 2.5 kg = _______ g

c) 750 g = _______ kg

6. If a recipe serves 4 people but you need to serve 8 people, calculate the new amounts:

Original recipe: 400g fruit, 200mL juice

New amounts: _______ g fruit, _______ mL juice

🍪 Part 4: No-Bake Cookie Recipe

7. Match the ingredient with the best measuring tool:
1. 300g rolled oats
2. 125mL milk
3. 5cm diameter cookie shapes
4. 15mL vanilla essence
A. Measuring spoons
B. Kitchen scales
C. Measuring jug
D. Ruler

🤔 Part 5: Reflection and Problem Solving

8. Why is it important to measure ingredients accurately in cooking? Give two reasons:
9. What would happen if you used the wrong units? For example, using 250g of milk instead of 250mL?
10. Design your own simple recipe. List 3 ingredients with their measurements and appropriate units:

Recipe name: _________________________________

Ingredient 1: _____________ (amount and unit)

Ingredient 2: _____________ (amount and unit)

Ingredient 3: _____________ (amount and unit)

11. Which measuring tools would you need for your recipe? Tick all that apply:

Kitchen scales

Measuring jug

Measuring spoons

Ruler

Measuring cups

🏠 Part 6: Home Extension Challenge

12. At home, find and measure 3 different objects or ingredients. Record your findings:

Object 1: ________________

Measurement: _______ Unit: _______

Tool used: _________________

Object 2: ________________

Measurement: _______ Unit: _______

Tool used: _________________

Object 3: ________________

Measurement: _______ Unit: _______

Tool used: _________________

13. Draw one of the measuring tools you used at home:

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