Plan a Whaler’s Menu

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to design a whaler’s menu considering the limitations of eating on a whaling ship ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? How does food build community? How do we preserve our fresh harvests? How did sailors adapt to the food options on a whaling ship? How did mealtime build and […]

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Pizza Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to design a pizza garden based on plants spacing needs ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? How do I grow a garden? How do plants grow and change over time? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:There are so many ways we can grow food in a garden, and one of […]

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Hardtack Tasting

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to make and taste hardtack Students will understand that hardtack was an important food on a whaling ship Students will be able to compare between fresh bread and hardtack ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does food come from? What foods do people eat? Why do people preserve food? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction: […]

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Making a Lasagna Garden

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to build a lasagna garden bed ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is decomposition? How do we build healthy soil? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Introduction:Ask students: what happens to leaves when they fall off the trees in the woods? Bodies of animals when they die in the woods? Have you ever taken a walk […]

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Tortilla Factory- Part 1

OBJECTIVE Students will explore the process of seed to fork through the lens of corn. Students will understand the cultural significance of corn, while learning new Spanish vocabulary. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does my food come from? How do the foods I eat affect the world? MATERIALS NEEDED • La Tortilleria, by Gary Paulsen and Ruth […]

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History of Corn in Mexico

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to define Spanish vocabulary related to corn Students will be able to how corn has changed and traveled over time ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Where does corn come from? What does food tell us about culture? What is the story/history of the foods I eat? MATERIALS NEEDED PROCEDURE Teacher Background Information: This […]

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