Math Brief Description Students use the Web and other resources provided to select several recipes to combine into a menu they can cook for their families at home. Conduct Web research. Have them discuss how dinner is prepared at their house. Have them talk about their favorite foods and what kinds of ingredients go into them. Have students think about the kinds of foods they might cook and serve if they were to prepare dinner for their families.
Students can make lists of possible entrees, appetizers, salads, and desserts.
Have students use the Web sites provided, as well as their own searches, to find recipes for the foods they might like to cook at home. Have students compile these recipes, either by printing them out or by saving them to disk, so they can use them in the next lesson.