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Center 3: Data Sheet For Measuring
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Center 3: Data Sheet for Measuring
1. Table will be covered with newspaper or a plastic tablecloth.
2. Using measuring cups and measuring spoons, students measure dry ingredients including rice,
corn, or beans. Students will record their findings on their worksheets.
3. Students should answer the following questions: How many tablespoons of rice equal 1/4 cup? 1/3
cup? 1/2 cup? 1 cup? Repeat the same measurements for the corn and the beans. How many 1/4
cups equal a 1/2 cup or 1 cup? How many 1/3 cups equal 1 cup? (Note: You may wish to have
available a liquid ingredient such as water to conduct the same measurements.)
Lesson Connection: Can You Measure Up?
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Instructions:
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Using measuring cups and measuring spoons, measure dry ingredients (rice, corn, or beans)
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Record your findings below.
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Address the following questions:
o How many tablespoons of rice, corn, or beans equals 1/4 cup? 1/3 cup? ½ cup? 1 cup?
o How many ¼ cups equal a ½ cup or 1 cup?
o How many 1/3 cups equal 1 cup?
Measure
¼ Cup
1/3 Cup
½ Cup
1 Cup
Tablespoon
Measure
1/4 cups
Measure
1 Cup
1/3 cups
Observations about what you discovered:
Lesson Connection: Can You Measure Up?
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ARTSEDGE materials may be reproduced for educational purposes.
½ Cup
= 1 cup