Thanksgiving Dinner Project 2020 Part 1

Thanksgiving Dinner Project 2020

Math 1, 2, 3, 4

The Guest List

When people plan a Thanksgiving dinner, they begin with their guest list. This is a list of the people who are coming to the dinner. The number of people is important for many reasons.

Multiple Select

How does the number of people affect planning for a dinner?

• How much food you should buy and cook

• How much the dinner is going to cost you overall

• How many dishes and utensils you need

The Guest List

Andy Beshear is the governor of Kentucky. This year, he has made some rules to try to help keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the rules is that you can only have 8 people at your Thanksgiving dinner, so that is the maximum number we will plan for this year.

Open Ended

What can happen if you don't buy enough food for your dinner?

Open Ended

What can happen if you buy too much food for your dinner?

If you are not going to use dishes and utensils you already have, you will also have to think about the cost of getting disposable dishes.

Your Turn!

Now you will go to the Google Classroom and complete the Google Form to begin planning your meal!