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Week 08 · Time and Temperature

Thursday

The potato wedges card
// Timers, minutes and the thermometer
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The Potato Wedges Card

Oliver the Owl pins up a new card. "Oven Potato Wedges," he reads.

Bennie scans the steps. "Two timers! Why two?"

"What do you notice in the middle of the steps?" Oliver asks.

Riley points to one line. "Here is a hint," he says. "Something happens halfway."

Recipe: Oven Potato Wedges
Makes: 4 servings.
Ingredients:
4 potatoes
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of paprika
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
Allergy swap: Read the oil and spice labels together. Leave out any spice your family avoids.
  1. You: Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. You: Scrub the potatoes under running water.
  3. Grown-up: Turn on the oven to 425 degrees F.
  4. Grown-up: Cut each potato into 8 wedges with a knife.
  5. You: Measure the oil and spices into a big bowl. Stir.
  6. You: Toss the wedges in the bowl with a big spoon.
  7. Grown-up: Spread the wedges on a tray and put it in the oven.
  8. You: Set the timer for 15 minutes.
  9. Grown-up: Flip the wedges when the timer rings.
  10. You: Set the timer for 15 more minutes.
  11. Grown-up: Take out the hot tray. Check that the wedges are soft inside.
  12. Everyone: Let them cool a little, then taste!
For a grown-up
A grown-up handles the oven, the knife and the hot tray.
Keep your child at the counter, away from the open oven.
Check that the wedges are soft inside before serving.
FIND IT ON THE CARD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How many potatoes does the card use?
Who cuts the potatoes into wedges?
What happens when the first timer rings?

Recipe math: time and wedges

The wedges cook for 15 minutes, then 15 more minutes.

15 plus 15 is 30. The wedges cook for 30 minutes in all.

Each potato makes 8 wedges. 4 potatoes make 4 groups of 8.

15 minutes plus 15 minutes is ____ minutes.
4 potatoes, 8 wedges each. How many wedges?
32 wedges shared by 4 people. How many each?

The 2-hour rule

Put leftovers in the fridge within 2 hours.

If it is hotter than 90 degrees F outside, use 1 hour instead.

One hour is 60 minutes, so 2 hours is 120 minutes.

Dinner ends at 6:00. Put the leftovers away by what hour? Type a number.
WHY THIS EXERCISELeftovers go in the fridge within 2 hours.
PUT THE WEDGE STEPS IN ORDER
  • ?The grown-up cuts the wedges.
  • ?Scrub the potatoes.
  • ?Wash your hands.
  • ?Set the timer and wait.
  • ?Toss the wedges with oil and spices.
WHY THIS EXERCISESteps in order make a recipe work every time.

Card expert! Tomorrow Freddy has a time and temperature quiz.

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