Outlines the ways chefs use math to decide how long to cook different foods, what to charge for each dish, when restaurants should be open, and how much to pay their staff.
If you have ever eaten food at a restaurant, had someone cook for you, or cooked something yourself, you have seen math in action. How Chefs Use Math demonstrates how chefs use math to measure, prepare, and cook to create tasty, delicious food.
Concepts and skills emphasized include:
- Number Sense and Operations
- Problem Solving
- Estimation
- Measurement
- Data Analysis
- Algebraic Thinking
- Geometry and Spatial Sense.
Sheri L. Arroyo holds an M.A. in education. She has been an elementary school teacher in San Diego, California, USA, for more than 20 years and has taught third grade for the past 13 years.
Rhea A. Stewart, M.A., Specialist in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
