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Infinitely scaling sherbet recipe Activity

by David Shaw, 6 March 2020 | 2 comments

Small pile of pink powder on a black surface.

Here’s a fizzy treat for your mouth! But this sherbet recipe has a mathematical trick. You can use it to make as much or as little as you like. Keeping the ingredients in proportion in this way is known as scaling.

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Make a piece of shortbread Activity

by David Shaw, 13 January 2016 | 2 comments

A sieve with flour in it.

Feel like a biscuit? This recipe will make exactly one tasty piece of shortbread.

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