Title: Papaya Milkshake Math
Content Area: Mathematics for 4th grade
NC SCOS Objective(s):
COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will read, write, model, and compute with non-negative rational numbers.
Objectives
1.02 Develop fluency with multiplication and division:
1. Two-digit by two-digit multiplication (larger numbers with calculator).
2. Up to three-digit by two-digit division (larger numbers with calculator).
3. Strategies for multiplying and dividing numbers.
4. Estimation of products and quotients in appropriate situations.
5. Relationships between operations.
1.03 Solve problems using models, diagrams, and reasoning about fractions and relationships among fractions involving halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, sixths, twelfths, fifths, tenths, hundredths, and mixed numbers.
Materials:
  • 16 cups of papaya
  • 8 cups of sugar
  • 8 tablespoons of vanilla
  • 32 cups of evaporated milk
  • 20 cups of ice cubes
  • blender
  • serving cups

Instructions/Procedures:
Tia Lola loved to cook. This activity helps the students to experience a Dominican dessert while practicing their math skills.
Students will use the following recipe which serves four people to mathematically decide how much you would need to serve the following amounts of people:
  • 2 people
  • 8 people
  • 10 people
  • 12 people
  • 1 person
Then they can make the Dominican dessert and enjoy it!
Batida de Lechoza (also known as the Papaya Milkshake) will make an incredibly delicious snack both for kids and grown ups. It is probably the most popular fruit juice in the Dominican Republic and for good reason.
Time: 10 Mins
Difficulty: Easy
Serve: 4 people
No prior preparation is necessary.
Ingredients:
* 2 cups of papaya cut in cubes
* 1 cup of sugar
* 1 tablespoon of vanilla
* 4 cups of evaporated milk
* 2 1/2 cup of ice cubes
Preparation:
  1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and keep on at high speed until the ice is blended. Serve immediately.

Additional Resources:
Clara, A. (n.d.). Batida de lechoza (Papaya milkshake) - Dominican Cooking. Retrieved October 8, 2009, from
Reference:
Alvarez, J. (2001). How Tia Lola came to (visit) stay. New York, NY: Yearling.
Allie Echerd