Measuring the Edible Part of an Apple

Measuring the Edible Part of an Apple is a Grade 4 measurement activity that turns an ordinary apple into a mass-and-percent investigation. Students weigh the whole apple, eat the edible portion, weigh what remains, and subtract to find the edible mass. They then compare the edible mass with the original mass to determine the percentage of the apple that was edible.

Use it as an independent real-world measurement task when students are ready to combine metric weight, subtraction, and percent reasoning. Different apples will produce different results, giving the class useful data to compare afterward. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate teacher-ready lesson support for Measuring the Edible Part of an Apple. No credit card, with 3 lifetime lesson generations.