The Only Clean Scoop
The idea: counting in one fraction to make others, and changing the whole when a part won't fit.
Read it
Who is in this book
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Bà Tư The grandmother who runs the pass and wastes nothing from VầnTots -
Pie One piece of a whole has a name; seven sevenths make the whole again from FractionForge -
Halver Split a whole into equal parts by counting the people, not the marks from FractionForge -
Lan a child of the Green Goes first; makes a friend in a minute -
Beto a child of the Green Takes things apart -
Liner Every fraction has an exact spot on the number line from FractionForge
Every recurring character has a short tune, so you can tell who is on stage before a word is said. The tunes play only when you tap, and the Reading Access sound switch turns them off.
The Honest Page
Which parts of this story are true, stretched or made up?
True
- Three quarter-cup scoops make three quarters of a cup, and two make a half.
- A third of a cup cannot be made from whole quarter-cup scoops: it is one and a third of them. Three batches turn the third into one cup, four scoops.
- In the United States a cup is a common kitchen unit, and measuring-cup sets usually come in a cup, a half, a third and a quarter. Source
Stretched
- Nine level scoops make exactly two and a quarter cups of flour. What we simplified: Scooped flour packs down differently each time; bakers level each scoop and often weigh flour instead.
Made up
- The broken dishwasher, the bus depot and the lemon cakes are made up. Halver, Pie and Liner come from FractionForge, and Bà Tư from VanTots.
Tell it back
Tell the story in your own words: who was there, what went wrong, and what they found out. Then the lemon cake recipe card, the second of four for the feast goes on your belt.
On your belt: the lemon cake recipe card, the second of four for the feast.
Your belt lives on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ring the hammer for someone
Pick this book for someone younger. The link carries only the book, and it will wait for them on the Green.