OREO INTERNET WORKSHEET

http://www.oreo.com/Oreo/

Instructions

Log onto the internet. Type in the URL (web address). At the upper left, there are 4 categories – Attractions, Contact Us, Recipes, and Oreo Info. You will be using some of these links to find the answers to the following questions.

1. In FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, how many crushed OREOs equal one cup of crumbs? _______________________________________

2. If every OREO ever made was placed side-by-side they would encircle the earth __________ times at the equator.

3. The first OREO was produced in ____________ and has not changed in over _________ years.

4. Explain one way of how OREO might have gotten its name. _____________________

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5. What is the width of an Oreo Cookie? _____________________________

FUN FACTS –

The 345 billion Oreo cookies sold to date would fill up the world's largest freight train, consisting of 660 freight cars, more than 45 times. [Source: Nabisco]

The St. Louis Arch (630 feet) is 15,120 Oreo cookies high. [Source: Nabisco]

The Golden Gate Bridge (4,200 feet) is 28,800 Oreo cookies long. [Source: Nabisco]

If every Oreo cookie ever made were stacked on top of each other (more than 345 billion...), the pile would reach to the moon and back more than five times. [Source: Nabisco]

.An Oreo cookie is 29% creme, 71% cookie. [Source: Nabisco]

. More than 7.5 billion Oreo cookies are consumed each year, which comes out to 625 million per month and 20.5 million per day. [Source: Nabisco]

Using Oreos, measure 3 items in your classroom.

Write your results down and give them to the teacher.

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