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Math Idea #1
Problem Solving
Objective:
The students will solve addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division problems that focus on serving size and counting
"5 A Day."
Materials:
Fruits and Vegetables Problem Sheet
Introduction:
* Students may need to review addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division skills, especially when
regrouping or renaming is involved.
* Students may also need to review basic problem solving
skills such as identifying the needed operation,
excluding extraneous information, and determining if the
actual question has been answered.
Group/Individual Activity:
* Have students solve the word problems on the 'Problem
Solving' sheets.
* If problem solving sheets are used in a group setting,
students may be asked to solve all or a designated number
of problems, asking for assistance from group members as
needed. After the set number of problems have been
solved, group members should compare answers and try to
reach a consensus as to the correct answers. The teacher
may intervene when a consensus cannot be reached.
Related Activities:
* Have students create their own fruit and vegetable word
problems. Problems may be shared on the board or
overhead, or the teacher can make a booklet of the class'
problems.
* Students may use Cuisenaire rods to demonstrate portions
or fractions of foods.
Fruits and Vegetables Problem Sheet
1. Tom ate a salad for lunch. His salad had 3 servings of his
"5 a Day." Fill in the blanks to tell how much of each item
he could have eaten to get 3 servings. [HINT: There is more
than one correct answer.]
___cup lettuce leaves
___cup spinach leaves
___cup carrots
___cup tomatoes
Bonus activity: Make a salad in the Salad Factory that has 3
servings of your "5 a Day". What items are in your salad?
2. The salad Tom ate for lunch contained 3 servings of fruits and
vegetables. If he had a small glass of 100% juice for
breakfast with his cereal, how many servings of fruits and
vegetables does he need to eat for supper to get his "5 a
Day"?
Bonus: What is one way Tom can complete his "5 a Day" at
dinner?
3. Juanita loves Carrot & Raisin Sunshine salad. At lunch she
ate salad that contained 1/2 cup shredded carrots, 1/4 cup
raisins and 1 cup lettuce leaves. How many servings of fruits
and vegetables did she get from the salad?
4. Jerry loves Fruit 'N' Juice Shakes for an afternoon snack.
To make the shake, he used 1 banana, 6 oz. of 100% pineapple
juice, 1/2 cup of lowfat vanilla yogurt, and 1/2 cup
strawberries. How many servings of fruit are in this recipe?
If the recipe makes enough for 2 glasses, how many servings of
fruits will Jerry have if he and his friend Chad each have a
shake?
5. Jake helped with dinner by cooking both broccoli and carrots
in the microwave. He ate 1/2 cup broccoli and 1/2 cup
carrots. How many servings of vegetables did he get from his
dinner that night?
Bonus: If Jake had 100% juice with his breakfast, and an
apple as a snack after school, how many servings of fruits and
vegetables did he have during the day?
6. Annie loves to cook Chinese food. She cooked Chinese
Vegetable Stir-Fry for supper and ate two cups of it herself.
How many servings of vegetables did she have for supper?
Bonus: If Annie had an orange for breakfast, and a bunch of
grapes with her lunch, how many servings of fruits and
vegetables did she have today? Did she reach her "5 a Day"
goal?
7. Have you ever stopped to measure your salads? Well, Joyce
decided it would help her figure up her "5 a Day", so she
began to use a large measuring cup as she made salads for her
family. She makes salads for 4 like this: 2 cups of spinach,
2 cups of romaine lettuce, 2 cups of carrots, 2 cups of
tomatoes, 1 cup of cauliflower florets, and 1 cup of broccoli
florets. Add up the total number of servings for this salad,
and figure out how many servings each person will get if all 4
people at the table get the same amount.
8. Jamie loves fruit salads, and decided to help make one for
dinner. He is making a salad for 6 people. The salad contains
3 cups of watermelon chunks, 1 1/2 cup raisins, 3 cups
pineapple chunks, and 3 cups of apples. He divides the salad
into 6 bowls. How many servings of fruit salad will each
person get?
9. Fernando and Omar made Musical Fruit Melodies for their
school project. They made enough for 4 servings. How many
servings of fruits can you get if you have a serving of their
Musical Fruit Melodies. Here's the fruit they used in their
recipe.
1 cup chunked fresh pineapple = 2 servings
1 banana = 1 serving
1 cup grapes = 1 serving
1 orange = 1 serving
1 apple = 1 serving
1 cup pitted prunes = 4 servings
1/2 cup pitted dates = 2 servings
__ total servings / 4 people
10. Antoinette and Robin took a picnic lunch to the park. They
had a bag of carrot sticks, a bag of celery sticks, 2 small
boxes of raisins, 2 apples, 2 turkey sandwiches, and 2 small
100% orange juice drinks. If they divided their lunch equally,
how many servings of fruits and vegetables did each one have
for lunch?
(HINT: The bags of celery and carrot sticks had about 12
sticks each.)
11. Look at the Food Guide Pyramid. It tells you to have 3 - 5
servings of vegetables and 2 - 4 servings of fruits each day.
To eat "5 a Day", how much of each, should you have?
12. How much of each should you have to equal one serving? Visit
Serving Size Land in the Land of 5 a Day. Just click on the
picnic basket.
___ piece(s) of fruit = 1 serving
___cup(s) of cooked vegetable = 1 serving
___cup(s) of canned fruit = 1 serving
___cup(s) of leafy greens like lettuce and spinach = 1 serving
___ounce(s) 100% juice = 1 serving
___small glass(es) of 100% juice = 1 serving
___handful(s) of raisins = 1 serving
___ carrot(s) or celery stick(s) = 1 serving
Use this table to help show you how many servings of Fruits &
Vegetables you get each day.
What Counts as 1 serving?
1 of fruit, such as
piece banana, orange, apple, peach,
pear
1/2 cooked or canned
cup vegetable
such as beans, peas
1/2 canned fruit, such as
cup canned pineapple
1 cup raw leafy greens, such
as spinach or lettuce
1 100% juice
small
glass
6 100% juice
ounces
1 raisins
small
box
1/4 dried fruit, such as
cup raisins
1 raisins
handful
Counting Servings of Fruits and Vegetables
How piece Name of Fruit = How Servings
Many? cup or Vegetable Many?
small glass
handful
sticks
= servings
= servings
= servings
= servings
= servings
= servings
= servings
= servings
= TOTAL
SERVINGS
5 A Day Adventures: Math Idea # 1