Proportions

Jesikah had to turn in a math project this week on proportions. As is the "Jesikah way", she wanted to do something "fancy" even though it could have been something simple. :) She loves to bake, so she found a way to incorporate baking into it. She had to have an example of something that was proportional and not proportional.

She decided on cookies and milk. A giant round cookie and a small heart shaped cookie represented in-proportional while two jugs of milk in different sizes represented proportional.

It was the first time we have ever made a giant cookie. It was fun and a learning process. It turned out really good. One thing I learned is when you ask to buy a pizza box at Sam's club, they come in lots of 50! Yes I bought all 50 for only $14! Now what to do with the remaining 49... I can make giant cookies for valentines day, and every meal that I make for someone else will now be pizza until further notice! :)

Her project was due on Tuesday, and she didn't get to report until Friday.  I was a little irritated that the teacher didn't let her go first since hers was perishable.  But, this is the teacher that Alex had for Math in 7th grade.  And while I won't go into details, those of you who remember the teacher that was awful to Alex...this is the one.  That said, Jesikah hasn't had the same problems (thank heavens)!  Her teacher kept everything in the refrigerator, but Jesikah was pretty worried that the cookie would be stale, and I was too.  A cardboard box just doesn't keep cookies fresh even in the fridge.  In the end, it all worked out.  The cookie still tasted really good (according to Jesikah) and everyone loved having cookies and milk during school.