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Week 10 · Cook for a Crowd

Thursday

Convert and read the soup card
// Scale it up, scale it down
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Convert and Read the Soup Card

Oliver the Owl lines up a teaspoon, a tablespoon, a cup and a big jar.

"Small units, big units," he says. "Cooks change from one to another."

"What do you notice when the unit gets bigger?" Ferris asks. "Do we need more or fewer?"

Riley holds up the jar. "Here is a hint," he says. "Big units need fewer."

Kitchen units in order

Bigger unitEquals
1 tablespoon3 teaspoons
1 fluid ounce2 tablespoons
1 cup8 fluid ounces
1 cup16 tablespoons
1 pint2 cups

To go from a big unit to a small unit, multiply.

2 cups is 2 times 8, or 16 fluid ounces.

To go from a small unit to a big unit, divide.

9 teaspoons is 9 divided by 3, or 3 tablespoons.

3 cups is ____ fluid ounces.
12 teaspoons is ____ tablespoons.
4 cups is ____ pints.

Read the soup card

Recipe: Family Veggie Soup
Makes: 4 bowls.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 onion
2 carrots
1 potato
1 cup of green beans
1 can of white beans
4 cups of vegetable broth
1/2 cup of small pasta
1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Allergy swap: Wheat allergy? Leave out the pasta or use wheat-free pasta. Read the broth label together.
  1. You: Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. You: Rinse the carrots, potato and green beans under running water.
  3. You: Snap the green beans into short pieces with your fingers.
  4. Grown-up: Chop the onion, carrots and potato with a knife.
  5. Grown-up: Open the can of beans. You: Pour them into a strainer and rinse them.
  6. You: Measure the broth, pasta, herbs and salt. Set them in a row.
  7. Grown-up: Heat the oil in a big pot on the stove. Cook the onion.
  8. Grown-up: Add the broth and vegetables. Bring the soup to a boil.
  9. Grown-up: Add the pasta, beans, herbs and salt.
  10. You: Set the timer for 15 minutes while it simmers.
  11. Grown-up: Ladle the hot soup into bowls.
  12. Everyone: Let it cool a little, then taste!
Safety first
A grown-up handles the stove, the knife, the can opener and the hot pot.
Stand back from the stove while the soup cooks.
SCALE THE SOUP CARD TO 8 BOWLS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How much pasta for 8 bowls?
How much broth for 8 bowls?
How much salt for 8 bowls?
8 cups of broth is how many pints? Type a number.
WHY THIS EXERCISE8 divided by 2 is 4.

Converting champion! Tomorrow Freddy has a crowd-sized quiz.

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