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Spices in your favorite foods

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/g35/favfoods.html

A lesson plan for Grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies

Provider: National Geographic

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Appropriate grades
3
Subjects
social studies (economics, geography, world history)
Provider
National Geographic

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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 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
    • Objective 2.03: Describe similarities and differences among communities in different times and in different places.
  • Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
    • Objective 2.06: Summarize main idea(s) from written or spoken texts using succinct language.
  • Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
    • Objective 3.06: Conduct research for assigned and self-selected projects (with assistance) from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
  • Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
    • Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
      • present information in a sequenced, logical manner.
      • discuss.
      • sustain conversation on a topic.
      • share information and ideas.
      • recount or narrate.
      • answer open-ended questions.
      • report information on a topic.
      • explain own learning.
    • Objective 4.03: Share written and oral products in a variety of ways (e.g., author's chair, book making, publications, discussions, presentations).
    • Objective 4.04: Use planning strategies (with assistance) to generate topics and to organize ideas (e.g., drawing, mapping, discussing, listing).