Spices in your favorite foods
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g35/favfoods.html
A lesson plan for grade 5 Social Studies
Studying spices is a tasty way for students to learn about natural resources, trade, and our use of international products. In this lesson students will discover the importance of spices in history and will focus on the significance of spices in the foods they eat. They’ll research spices in their favorite foods and conclude by planning meals that use these spices. This lesson is found on the Xpeditions website from National Geographic.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
- Objective 1.07: Analyze the past movement of people, goods, and ideas within and among the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America and compare it to movement today.
- Goal 5: The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.
- Objective 5.04: Describe the ways in which the economies of the United States and its neighbors are interdependent and assess the impact of increasing international economic interdependence.
