Project 18 : Party Planning

 

🧁 Math Project: "Maths in the Kitchen – Party Planning for 20!" 🎉

Dear Students,
You are invited to plan a fun Children’s Party for 20 kids – but with a twist! You’ll be using math skills to scale recipes, convert measurements, and organize the ingredients just like a real chef.

🎯 Your Task:

You are the party cook! You will:

• Choose 3 recipes (1 snack, 1 drink, and 1 dessert)
• Scale them up to serve 20 children
• Convert all measurements to standard metric units
• Estimate the total cost of the ingredients
• Present your final menu with neatly organized ingredients

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🧠 Math Skills You Will Use:

• Ratios & Proportions – to scale your recipes
• Unit Conversions – like cups to ml, grams to kg, etc.
• Multiplying & Dividing Decimals and Fractions – for ingredient adjustments
• Estimation and Rounding off – e.g., rounding 2.66 eggs to 3 eggs
• Data Handling – organize your ingredients in a table
• Budgeting and Costing

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📝 Steps to Follow:

1. Choose Your Recipes

Pick 1 snack, 1 drink, and 1 dessert from recipe books. These can be for 1, 2, or 6 servings.

(Kindly ensure that the recipes are in different units)

2. Scale the Recipes

Change each recipe to make enough for 20 children.

Example: If the recipe is for 2 people, multiply every ingredient by 10.
If it’s for 6 people, multiply by 3.33 (since 20 ÷ 6 = 3.33)

3. Convert Measurements

Use standard units:

• Grams (g), Kilograms (kg)
• Millilitres (ml), Litres (l)
• 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml

4. Create a Neat Table

List all the ingredients like this:( you may use different table)

Ingredient	Original Quantity	Scaled Quantity	Converted Unit
Sugar	100 g (for 2)	1000 g (for 20)	1 kg

5. Round Off Smartly

You cannot use 2.66 eggs – so round off smartly to the nearest usable amount.

6. Final Menu

Write your Final Menu for 20 Children, listing all the dishes and the total ingredients required.

7.  Cost It Out

Use market rates to estimate the total cost of your menu.

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📌 What to Submit:

• Your 3 original recipes (mention the source)
• Scaled ingredient tables for each recipe
• Your final menu for 20 children
• Budget table with cost per item
•  Total cost

You can present it in your notebook, a chart, or a PowerPoint – be as creative as you like!

Happy Cooking & Calculating! 🍪🥤🧁
Use your math to make mouths water!

Marking Scheme (Total: 50 Marks)

Criteria	Marks
1. Recipe selection (3 items)	5 marks
2. Correct scaling for 20	10 marks
3. Accurate unit conversions	10 marks
4. Ingredient table (neat & complete)	5 marks
5. Smart estimation & rounding	5 marks
6. Budget table & total cost calculation	10 marks
7. Creativity & presentation	5 marks