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The Great Bake Off! – Ratio & Proportion Through Recipes (Year 6) Slug: essential-maths-ratio-proportion-recipe-scaling-year-6
By Melssats 11-plusmaths
A "Terrible Baker" disaster starter shows what happens when you don't scale proportionally. Groups then scale recipes through 4 progressive challenges: halving, tripling, non-simple multiples, and reverse proportion ("you have 300g flour — how many can you feed?").
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Pupils scale recipes up and down for different numbers of guests, discovering that ratio keeps things in proportion — the secret behind every great recipe, every map, and every scale model.
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1-hour lesson plan, "Terrible Baker" starter, 4 progressive scaling challenges + bonus recipe design, group presentation plenary, differentiation (LA/HA), full resource list, assessment criteria
Resource Category: KS2 Maths / Ratio & Proportion / Year 6 / Real-World Maths
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