OBJECTIVE

Students will be able to list three fruits high in vitamin C

Students will be able to prepare a smoothie

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Where does food come from?

How do fruits and vegetables support our bodies?

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Blender
• Measuring cups
• Spoon
• Whalers Tropical Port Sherbet Recipe
• Bananas
• Frozen pineapple
• Frozen mango
• Orange juice
• Coconut milk
• Cups
• Tropical Port Worksheet

PROCEDURE

Introduction:

Today we are sailing into the Brazil Banks to re-stock the whaling ship. What kinds of foods might the whalers have found there?
• Think – Pair – Share: a food you think the whalers might have encountered in a Brazilian port.
Core foods: rice beans, yuca, meat, poultry, fish, tropical fruits
Explain: one reason to stop at a tropical port was the fear of scurvy. Thumbs up if you’ve heard of scurvy! What is it? Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin C, vital to forming collagen in humans. Collagen is the main ingredient in connective tissue (tendons, ligaments, skin, also bones, blood vessels the gut)
Scurvy causes lethargy and then spots on skin, spongy gums, bleeding, open wounds, loss of teeth, fever etc. What kinds of foods have vitamin C? (Think – Pair – Share)

Activity 1: We’re going to figure out which fruits high in vitamin C were native to Brazil and which were not. What does it mean for a plant to be native to a place? If available use a floor map and have students act out eat product, and stand on its provenance.
• Pineapple: Southern Brazil
• Papaya: Mexico
• Strawberries: Chile
• Tomatoes: Mexico
• Chili Peppers: Mexico
• Citrus: Southeast Asia
• Coffee: East Africa
• Bananas: Southeast Asia
• Discuss: What are some of the similarities between these places? Discuss centrality
on the map, equator line, warm and wet climates. Would coffee, citrus, and bananas grow well in Brazil? How could they get there? Have those students travel over to Brazil “by boat.”

Activity 2: Make Whalers Tropical Port Smoothie recipe. Read the recipe ingredients as a class and have a different student add each ingredient and serve. As you add each ingredient, write it up on the board for students to copy onto their Tropical Port worksheet.

Wrap up/ Assessment:

Try the tropical port sherbet and compete the worksheet.