Student Instructions
1. 👨👩👧 With a parent or guardian's approval, follow the simple recipe to make homemade play dough.
Recipe:
1 cup of flour
1/4 cup of salt
3/4 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Food coloring - optional
Step 1 - Measure the flour and salt and mix together in a bowl
Step 2 - Add the warm water and a few drops of food coloring (optional)
Step 3 - Mix the ingredients together and add the vegetable oil
Step 4 - Store in a container or plastic baggie when not using
2. ✋🏽 Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and make into a flat disk like a pizza.
3. 📏 Using a ruler or other straight edge, make lines on your "pizza" to show the following fractions: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8
4. Tap to add to our journal
5.
Take a video of your play dough and explain how you made each of the fractions
6.
Tap the green check to add to your journal
Extensions:
Let's double the recipe. How would you do that? Write down new recipe.
Why: