Adventure!

Summer 

Adventure! 

YOGURT 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab — Summer Treatwave 

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The contents of this activity were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. [PR/Award No. U295A100025, CFDA No. 84.295A]. 

© 2015 Public Broadcasting Service. • FIZZY’S LUNCH LAB ©2009-2015 Lunch Lab, LLC. All rights reserved.

Before you eat, think about what and how much 

food goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. 

Over the day, include foods from all food groups: 

vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy 

products, and lean protein foods. 

Make half your 

plate fruits and 

vegetables. 

Switch to skim 

or 1% milk. 

Make at least 

half your grains 

whole. 

Vary your protein 

food choices. 

Introduction 

Summer Adventure! Topic: Sorting, Classification, 

Measurement and Money 

Theme: Fizzy’s Lunch Lab – 

Summer Treatwave 

Ages: 6-8 

What could be better than a fresh frozen treat in the summertime? In this unit, Fizzy’s Lunch 

Lab – Summer Treatwave, children will investigate a variety of math topics as they learn how to make 

a healthy frozen snack. First, they will learn about the five food groups and practice sorting foods into 

different categories. Then they will use their spatial skills to search for the ingredients they need. 

They will also shop at a virtual grocery store, using their knowledge of addition and subtraction 

to buy additional ingredients. Finally, children will learn about measurement as they mix up the 

ingredients for a refreshing summer snack. 


Math Overview 

The activities in this unit focus on various skills such as sorting and classifying, identifying coins, simple 

addition and subtraction with money, spatial sense, and measurement. Refer to More About Math to 

learn additional information about these math topics as they relate to the Fizzy’s Lunch Lab – Summer Treatwave learning activities. 

Before You Begin 

Create a free account on PBS LearningMedia to access videos for this Summer Adventure at http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ 

Print the following handouts: 

• Going to the Grocery Store (one copy for each pair of children) 

• What’s On Your Plate? mini-poster (one copy) 

• Choose a cool, fruity treat for your children to make at the end of the week. 

A good place to look for a recipe is the Fizzy’s Lunch Lab site. 

Your selection will depend on the food preferences and limitations of children in your group. 

Here are some good options that you can print (one copy for each pair of children): 

• Awesome Orange Juice 

• Berry Boost Smoothie 

• Cranberry Lemonade 

• Milk and Honey Smoothie 

Going to the Grocery Store 

VEGETABLES 

FRUIT 

PROTEIN 

GRAINS DAIRY 

What’s 

on your plate? 

Fruits 

Vegetables 

Grains 

Protein 

Dairy 

ChooseMyPlate.gov 

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vegetables. 


or 1% milk. 

Make at least 


whole. 


food choices. 





Handy Resource Guide 

Get Ready! Your summer adventure includes videos, online games 

and mobile apps, hands-on activities and books. Use this resource 

chart to plan ahead. 

WATCH 

PBS KIDS Videos 

Part 1: Introduction 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Summer Treatwave (4:02) 

Part 2: Grouping Foods 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Shopping the “U” (4:17) 

• Super WHY!: Alpha Pig’s Cake (3:10) 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Happy Harvest 

Part 5: Paying for Groceries 

• Cyberchase: An Unexpected Guest (3:31) 

Part 6: Measuring Ingredients 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Fizzy’s Pomegranate Drink (2:12) 

PLAY 

Online Games & Mobile Downloads 


• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Snack Sort 

Part 3: Taking Stock of the Pantry 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Pantry Hunt 

Part 4: Shopping for Groceries 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Grocery Mapping 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Neighborhood Mapping 


• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Buying Groceries 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Customer Change 


• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Dunk Tank Dilemma 

READ 

Books 

Part 2: 

Part 3: 

Part 4: 

Part 5: 

Part 6: 

Martha Speaks: Sunflower Biscuit Bones 

Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal 

Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George 

Follow that Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills by Scot Ritchie 

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many? by Brian P. Cleary 

Martha Speaks: How Do You Measure Up? 

No More Water in the Tub! by Tedd Arnold 

EXPLORE 

Hands-on Activities 


Ages: 6-8 

What’s 




• Print one copy of 

What’s On Your Plate? mini-poster 

• Print one copy of Going to the Grocery Store per pair of students 

• Print one copy of each recipe card per pair of student: 

• Awesome Orange Juice 

• Berry Boost Smoothie 

• Cranberry Lemonade 

• Milk and Honey Smoothie 

• Scissors 

• Glue or tape 

Part 3: Taking Stock of the Pantry 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Pantry Search 

• 1 posterboard per group 

• Magazines 

• Glue or tape 

• Scissors 

• Index cards (at least 6 per group) 

• Marker 

• The Electric Company: Pin the Word on the Target 

Part 4: Shopping for Groceries 

• 10 Index cards (or as many as needed for different sections 

of the grocery store) 

• Marker 

• Tape 

• Remaining ingredient for the selected recipe (this will be hidden to 

allow the group to find the next ingredient for their healthy snack). 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Lost in Greasy World! 


• Penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar bill (or images of these 

currencies for reference) 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Grocery Store (based on Lunch Counter) 

• Pretend food items or magazine cutouts of food 

• Quarters, dimes, and nickels for children to use in their store 

(play money or real money) 

• Toy cash register (optional) 

• Index cards (enough for the sections of the grocery store 

you created) 

• Marker 

• Print or create your own dollar grids (with paper and markers) 


• Tools for measuring: teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, and quart 

• Ingredients and kitchen tools necessary to make the recipe you 

have chosen for the group (bowl, spoon, blender, etc.) 

• For each group, you will need the following measuring containers: 

a cup, pint, quart and gallon container, and a bucket of water 

• Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Fill It Up! 

Fruits 

Vegetables 

Grains 

Protein 

Dairy 

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Part 1: Introduction (15 minutes) 

WATCH 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Summer Treatwave (4:02) 

It’s over 90 degrees in the Lunch Lab, and Professor Fizzy and friends are HOT! 

What kind of treat will they come up with to cool them off and keep them healthy? 

Gather children at your computer or interactive whiteboard so everyone can see. 

Leader: Welcome to the Fizzy’s Lunch Lab Summer Adventure! This week, we will be working with Professor Fizzy and his friends, 

Henry, Avril, Mixie Bot, and Corporal Cup. Let’s watch this video to meet Fizzy’s friends and learn what our challenge 

will be this week! 

Play the video and watch with your children. After the video ends, give them their challenge. 

Leader: We just saw how Professor Fizzy, Henry, and Avril came up with a great snack to keep them cool and help their bodies 

stay healthy. This week, our challenge is to do the same—make a delicious and nutritious frozen snack! Each day we’ll 

learn something new about sorting, locating, buying, and mixing up the different ingredients we need. On the last day, 

we’ll actually get to make and eat our delicious, healthy snack. 

Let’s get started! 

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vegetables. 


or 1% milk. 

Make at least 


whole. 


food choices. 





Ages: 6-8 


Part 2: Grouping Foods (1 hour) 

WATCH 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Shopping the “U” (4:17) 

Fizzy teaches the Lunch Lab gang a trick to navigating the grocery store. Children learn how foods on the 

outer edges of stores tend to be the freshest and contain the fewest preservatives. 


Leader: Our challenge this week is to make a nutritious snack. To do that, we are going to need ingredients. 

Does anyone know what the word “ingredients” means? 

Pause to allow children time to answer. 

Leader: Ingredients are the foods you use to make something. For example, to make lemonade, the ingredients you need are lemon juice, 

sugar, and water. To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the ingredients you need are bread, peanut butter, and jelly. 

The Lunch Lab gang is making grilled chicken salad. They will need ingredients like chicken, lettuce, and walnuts. 

Let’s watch this video to find out more. 

Play the video and watch with the children. Afterwards, ask them: 

• What advice did Professor Fizzy give Henry and Avril when they went grocery shopping? 

(Buy most of your food from the “U” – the area around the outer edges of the grocery store.) 

• What were the different kinds of foods Professor Fizzy said they could find in the “U”? (Meat, bread, and produce.) 

• What other kinds of foods can you find in the grocery store? 

(Answers will vary. Prompt children to think about categories of foods rather than individual foods.) 

Explain to the children that doctors and scientists have come up with a way to sort the foods we eat into 

five different groups. Ask if any of the children know what the five food groups are. Then show them the 

What’s On Your Plate? mini-poster. Name each food group and ask the children to come up with one 

or two examples. For instance: 

• The fruit group includes foods like apples, oranges, grapes, and strawberries. 

• The vegetable group includes foods like carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, and potatoes. 

• The grain group includes foods like bread, pasta, rice, and cereal. 

• The protein group includes foods like meat, fish, eggs, and nuts. 

• The dairy group includes foods like milk, yogurt, and cheese. 

What’s 


Fruits 

Vegetables 

Grains 

Protein 

Dairy 


Explain that everyone needs to eat foods from each of the five food groups to stay healthy. 

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Part 2: (continued) 

EXPLORE 

Sorting Ingredients 

Children will sort foods into groups and match them to different sections in the grocery store. 

Bring your children to a table or rug area where you can spread out and work on some handouts. 

Leader: There are many different kinds of foods in the grocery store and lots of ways to sort and group foods! 

Today we’re going to use these grocery maps. They look like the map Fizzy, Henry, and Avril were using. 

However, there is one big difference: this grocery store is organized by food groups. There are five 

sections in the grocery store, and you will have to figure out where to find each ingredient on the 

recipe cards that I’m going to give you. 

Divide the children into pairs and give each group of two a Going to the Grocery Store handout. 

Then give each pair of children the recipe cards for Awesome Orange Juice, Berry Boost Smoothie, 

Cranberry Lemonade and Milk and Honey Smoothie. 

Have them cut out the ingredients from the recipe card and paste or tape them to the correct section of the 

grocery store. 

When children are finished, give them an additional copy of the recipe card and ask them if they can think of 

any other way to group their ingredients—for example, by color, size, or temperature. 

When the children are finished working, have each pair share how they grouped their ingredients. 

Then use some of the groups that the children have come up with to give clues about the first ingredient 

in their healthy snack. For example, if you are planning on making honey milk smoothies, tell the children, 

“The first ingredient we’re going to use to make our snack is a fruit, and it’s also yellow.” 

Children should be able to guess the fruit (banana). Write it on your blackboard or whiteboard. 

Then congratulate the children on completing the first part of their Fizzy’s Lunch Lab – Summer Adventure, 

and tell them they will find out more about the other ingredients they will need the next time you meet. 

Keep Going! If you have more time, explore the following resources: 

READ 

Martha Speaks: Sunflower Biscuit Bones 

In this MARTHA SPEAKS interactive story, students learn about measuring ingredients and choosing the right baking temperature 

as they follow a recipe. When used as a part of Martha’s True Stories Buddies Program, buddy pairs engage with the interactive 

story, then talk and write their own recipes using examples of measuring from the story. 

WATCH 

Super WHY!: Alpha Pig’s Cake (3:10) 

Alpha Pig and his friends learn what the word “ingredient” means, and then use their letter recognition skills 

to find the right ingredients for Alpha Pig’s cake. 

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Part 3: Taking Stock of the Pantry (1 hour, 15 minutes) 

PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Pantry Hunt 

Corporal Cup needs help finding ingredients in the pantry. She can’t remember exactly where each one 

is, but will give clues using terms like “next to,” “above,” and “below” to help locate each one. 


Leader: Our challenge this week is to gather ingredients and make a nutritious snack. Last time we were together, we sorted 

ingredients into different food groups and learned about the first ingredient we’re going to use to make our healthy snack. 

Today, we’re going to look for some more ingredients in Corporal Cup’s pantry. 

Access the game with the sound muted so that the children can see the pantry items without hearing the directions. Ask the children 

to name each ingredient (blueberry jelly, canned tomatoes, etc.) and then ask them a few questions to assess their understanding of 

words and phrases like above, below, to the right of, and to the left of. For example: 

• Is the blueberry jelly above or below the canned tomatoes? 

• Which ingredient is above and to the right of the cereal? 

• Where are the crackers in relation to the strawberry jelly? 

When you are sure that the children understand the direction words, unmute the sound and click the “?” icon in the upper right of the 

screen to hear Corporal Cup explain the game. Then play as a group, calling on different children in each round to click on the correct 

ingredients. (If children are having trouble distinguishing between right and left, point out the r and l letters on the sides of the screen.) 

Once the children have demonstrated understanding the directions of the game, allow them to continue playing in small groups. 

(If they have trouble identifying the ingredients, point out that Corporal Cup will read the name of the food item when the cursor 

is moved to each item, so there is no need to guess.) As they play, rotate through the room and observe what the children are doing. 

Ask questions like: 

• Which ingredient is Corporal Cup looking for? 

• How do you know? 

EXPLORE 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Pantry Search 

In this activity, children build a pantry that Corporal Cup would be proud of, and then continue practicing 

position and location words. 

Have the children work together in small groups to create a “pantry” using posterboard and magazine cutouts; (you can provide 

the magazine cutouts or the grocery flyers for the children to cut out themselves). Make sure that you include one cutout of an 

ingredient that will go into the healthy treat that the children will be making at the end of the week. As children are creating their 

pantries, emphasize the idea of choosing the healthy foods. You may also have children think about how they want to sort and 

organize their foods—for example, fruits and vegetables on one shelf, grains and pasta on another, and sweet treats on the top. 

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Then, follow these steps: 

1. When the children have finished creating the pantry, write one of each of the following words or phrases on an index card: 

next to, above, below, to the right of, to the left of, and beside. 

2. Next, have children take turns picking a card and making up directions for the other children to follow. For example, if a child picks 

“above” from the deck of flash cards, she could ask, Which ingredient is above the sugar? Have her call on another child to answer. 

Keep playing until everyone has had a turn. 

3. For those children who have demonstrated mastery of the skill, challenge their group to make up two-step directions using more 

than one card. For example, a child who draws the above card and to the left of card could tell others to, Find the ingredient above 

and to the left of the spaghetti. 

4. When the children are finished working, tell them you’re going to give them directions to find the next ingredient for their healthy 

snack at the end of the week. For example, if the next ingredient is honey, you might tell them the next ingredient is below and 

to the right of the pickles. 

5. Congratulate the children on finding the next ingredient for their healthy snack, and write it on your blackboard or whiteboard, 

adding to the list you started previously. Let them know you’ll continue to fill in the list of ingredients the next time you meet. 


READ 

Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal 

In this book, a family goes on a camping trip, travelling next to a waterfall, beside a lake, and among the trees. 

Read the book aloud to your children and ask them to point out words that describe position and location. 

READ 

Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse by Lindsay Barrett George 

Read this book about two very different mice out loud to your children to reinforce their understanding of 

positional words and phrases like down and in front of. 

EXPLORE 

The Electric Company: Pin the Word on the Target 

In this game, children will use position words to direct someone to a target on the wall. You can extend 

the activity by asking children to hide objects in the room. Children should work in pairs, with one child 

hiding the object while the other closes his eyes. Then the child who hid the object should give directions 

to find it. For example, start at the bookcase to the left of the red chair. Walk straight past four tables. 

The object is to the right of the trash can. 

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Part 4: Shopping for Groceries (1 hour, 15 minutes) 

PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Grocery Mapping 

In this game, children will navigate through the grocery store to find everything on their shopping lists. 

They must pay attention to avoid obstacles like shopping carts, spills, and other customers. 


Leader: Our challenge this week is to learn about food and make a nutritious snack. So far, we’ve sorted food into different groups 

and looked for ingredients in the pantry. We’ve also learned about the first two ingredients that will go into our healthy snack. 

Today, we’re going to get some more ingredients at the grocery store. 

Access the game and click on the question mark icon to begin a tutorial about how to play the game. Then have children work together in 

pairs or individually to create pathways and navigate through the store to get to the foods on their shopping lists. Remind them to click 

the “Go” button when they are ready to test their paths. 

As children work, circulate through the room and make yourself available to answer questions. It may take some trial and error for children 

to create successful pathways, however encourage them to describe the path they are setting up, mentioning obstacles and landmarks that 

they must take into consideration (for example, go forward, take a right at the spill, and then turn left to reach the bananas). 

Continue playing until all the children have had a chance to play and you have had an opportunity to visit each group. 

EXPLORE 

Getting the Groceries 

Set up a pretend grocery store and have the children navigate through it to find the remaining ingredients you need. 

Gather the children together at a table, rug, or place where they can spread out and listen. Then tell them they are going to do some more 

shopping right in your room! Write the names of different sections of a typical grocery store on the index cards, and tape them to tables, 

bookshelves, and walls around your room. (For example, you can include: dairy, meat, nuts, fruit, vegetables, bread, cereal, pasta, drinks, 

spices, and frozen foods.) 

Now ask for two volunteers. Have one child choose a grocery store section and direct the other child on how to find it. For example, he may 

say, “Walk past the dairy section, go around the fruit section, and turn to your right to find the pasta section.” Take turns calling on all 

the children, gradually making the challenges more difficult. Below are some examples: 

• Can you direct your partner to take the shortest route to the bread section? 

• Now direct your partner to take a longer route to the bread section. 

• How would you tell your partner to go if he wanted to go by the dairy section on the way to the vegetable section? 

• Is there a way to get to the vegetable section without passing by the frozen foods section? 

When all the children have had a chance to play, tell them you’re going to give them directions to find the next ingredients for their 

healthy snack. For example, if you are making milk and honey smoothies, give them directions to the spice and dairy section to find the 

cinnamon and milk. When they have found all the remaining ingredients, write them on the blackboard or whiteboard and congratulate 

the children on finding the rest of the ingredients. 

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PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Neighborhood Mapping 

In this game, children must plan out routes that can be used to deliver healthy snacks to children in the 

neighborhood. As children are playing, encourage them to use directional words such as down, up, left, 

right, and around to describe the route to their destination. 

EXPLORE 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Lost in Greasy World! 

In this activity, children will put together a map that has been broken up into pieces. Then they will use it 

to find the shortest and longest routes between attractions. Ask questions like: What is the longest route 

from the games pavilion to the entrance? Is there another route to the entrance? What route should you 

take it you want to go past the Arcade? 

Take it a step further! Have children work in pairs and challenge each other to create from one landmark 

to another. 

READ 

Follow that Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills by Scot Ritchie 

This book introduces children to different kinds of maps and explains their key features. Read it aloud to 

help children develop their understanding of maps as useful tools for sharing information. 

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Part 5: Paying for Groceries (1 hour, 15 minutes) 

PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Buying Groceries 

In this game, children will need to use their addition and subtraction skills to select foods that add up exactly 

to the amount of money they have available. 


Leader: Our challenge this week is to learn about food and make a nutritious snack. So far, we’ve sorted food into different groups, 

found some of the ingredients we need in the pantry, and shopped for the rest at the grocery store. But when you go shopping 

at the store, you can’t just take the groceries—you need to pay for them! That’s what we’re going to do today. 

Before playing the game, show the children a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar bill (or images of these currencies). Ask the children 

to identify each one and name its value. Write the values on your blackboard or interactive whiteboard, both in cents and as a part of a 

dollar. For example, for dime, write both 10¢ and $0.10. 

Now access the game and listen to the directions. Children will be asked to add the prices of the foods available to reach the amount of 

money they have in their budgets. Make sure that everyone understands what a budget is: a plan for the maximum amount of money you 

want to spend. Help children understand that for this game, they want to be as close to the amount as they can without going above their 

budget. 

Play the first round as a group, adding objects to the scale until the desired budget is reached. Then click “Go” to see if you reached the 

budget amount. You can use real coins to help children keep track of their running total. Each time they add a food item to the scale, 

they can add a coin to their payment pile. Encourage them to count up as they go, coming up with a new running total every time a coin 

is added. When the running total equals their available budget, it’s time to press “Go.” 

Continue playing together until the end of the round, and then allow children to play in small groups or individually to gain more practice. 

EXPLORE 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Grocery Store (based on Lunch Counter) 

Help the children create a simple store where they can learn about dollars and cents. 

Gather the children and tell them that they’re going to get the chance to do some shopping right in your space! 

You will need to first recruit their help in setting up the store. Show them the play food or magazine cutouts, and 

have them place the food around the room. (You can use the sections you set up during the last session, or use index 

cards and markers to set up new sections in your store.) Then divide the children into groups: 

1.) Store Managers: 

Invite the children in this group to choose a name for their store and work together to price the items. Prices should be in multiples of 

five or ten, such as 25 or 30 cents, up to a dollar. The children can work together to create a price list, or use index cards to create a 

separate sign for each type of food. 

2.) Shoppers: 

Give each shopper an assortment of change—quarters, nickels and dimes—adding up to one dollar. Then, enjoy shopping together! 

Invite customers into the store one at a time and give them an assignment to complete (i.e., Buy a snack for yourself that costs 

75 cents or less or buy two pints of milk). 

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Store managers should tell the shoppers what each item costs. Shoppers should count and hand over the correct payment amount. 

Then have them switch roles. As the children play, ask questions like: 

• How much will your groceries cost? 

• Will you have any money left over after you buy them? If so, how much? 

• Can you use different coins to come up with the same total amount? How would you do that? 

When everyone has had a turn, give the group their final challenge. Show the children the running list of ingredients for their healthy 

snack that you have previously written on the blackboard or whiteboard. Add a price (make it a multiple of five or ten) to each item, 

and have the children pool their money, add up the prices, and give you the exact change to “pay” for the ingredients. (Children may add 

everything together and then count out the money, or pay for each item one at a time.) When they are finished, tell the children they 

have now “bought” the groceries for their healthy snack—next time you are together, they will be able to make and eat their snack! 


PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Customer Change 

In this game, children will need to determine the correct combination of coins that will match the amount of 

money due to the customer. 

WATCH 

Cyberchase: An Unexpected Guest (3:31) 

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry is going on a date, but finds it difficult to stick to his budget. 

READ 

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many? by Brian P. Cleary 

This book serves as a primer on how to count and combine common coins and bills. 

EXPLORE 

Dollar Grids 

How many quarters make a dollar? How many dimes? 

Create dollar grids like the one shown here to demonstrate how many 

of each different kind of coin it takes to make a dollar. Children may 

use these to count up their money in the Grocery Shopping game. 

4 quarters equal $1.00 


The contents of this activity were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, 

and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. [PR/Award No. U295A100025, CFDA No. 84.295A]. • © 2014 Public Broadcasting Service. 

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Part 6: Measuring Ingredients (1 hour, 15 minutes) 

WATCH 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Fizzy’s Pomegranate Drink (2:12) 

This video shows how to measure and combine ingredients to make a refreshing pomegranate drink. 


Leader: Our challenge this week is to learn about food and make a nutritious snack. So far, we’ve sorted food into different groups, 

gathered the ingredients we need, and figured out how much money we needed to buy them. Now comes the fun part – we get 

to make our treat! Let’s watch this video to find out more about following a recipe so that we may enjoy our treat. 

Play the video and watch with the children. Afterwards, start a discussion about what they saw. Ask the children if they remember the 

ingredients in the pomegranate drink recipe, and then ask if they remember how much of the ingredients were needed. (The recipe called 

for 12-16 ice cubes, 1/4 cup pomegranate juice, one bottle of seltzer water, and one lime.) Point out that Corporal Cup got the right amount 

of some ingredients by counting, but that other ingredients had to be measured using the measuring cup. 

Show the children the teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, and quart measuring tools you brought in. Explain that chefs and cooks use these 

measuring tools to make sure they use the correct amount of ingredients when they are making food. Now, your group is going to have 

a chance to use them! 

EXPLORE 

Recipe Time! 

Help the children follow the recipe to make the treat you’ve chosen. Gather the children 

together in a place where you can get a little messy, preferably near a sink. 

Leader: Now that we’ve seen a little about how to measure and mix up ingredients in a recipe, 

it’s our turn! Let’s make our healthy treat. 

Read the directions aloud, and work with the children to measure and mix the ingredients. 

If possible, have each child measure and add an ingredient. You may need to double, triple, 

or quadruple the recipe. If you do, you can explain to the children that by doubling, say, 

a half cup of milk, you get one cup. Show them by filling up two half cups and pouring them 

into the one cup container. 

When you are finished, enjoy your healthy treat along with the children! 

Keep Going! If you have more time, explore the following resources on the next page. 




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EXPLORE 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Fill It Up! 

This activity asks children to explore different containers and how much liquid they hold. Divide the children 

into groups of three or four and give each group a cup, pint, quart and a gallon container, along with a bucket 

of water. Challenge the children to find out how many cups are in a pint, quart, and gallon. Then push them a 

little further. How many quarts are in a gallon? How many cups in a quart? Rather than measuring again, can 

they figure it out based on the information they already know? 

READ 

Martha Speaks: How Do You Measure Up? by Raye Lankford 

In this MARTHA SPEAKS interactive story, learn about different types of measurement and how they are used 

in everyday jobs. Bakers must measure ingredients, butchers weigh meat, carpenters use measuring tools, and 

track coaches and police officers measure speed. When used as a part of Martha’s True Stories Buddies Program, 

buddy pairs engage with the interactive story, then write and talk to create a help wanted sign for a job that uses measurement. 

PLAY 

Fizzy’s Lunch Lab: Dunk Tank Dilemma 

Corporal Cup is stuck at the bottom of an empty dunk tank. Using pipes, funnels, and liquid measurement, 

measure out the right amount of liquid to fill up the tank so Corporal Cup can safely float to the top and 

be rescued. 

READ 

No More Water in the Tub! by Tedd Arnold 

What would happen if you were taking a bath, the faucet broke, and the bathtub was swept away in a torrent 

of water? Read this book aloud to your children to find out! 




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Adventure!

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