Questions for your 7th grader:
What foods surprised you the most from the Columbian Exchange activity?
What menu did you look at and what did it show you about the Columbian Exchange?
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Columbian Exchange
Earlier this week, the students learned about the age of exploration. Today, students learned about the impact of the Columbian Exchange, which was the trading of plants and animals between the Old and New worlds. Students guessed where plants and animals originally came from based on their prior knowledge of history and famous ethnic cuisines. They were surprised to learn where many foods actually came from. For example, when many students thought of tomatoes, they thought they might have originally come from Italy, because of pizza and pasta sauce. However, tomatoes are originally from the Americas. Then, they looked at local restaurant menus and found that almost every ethnic cuisine features foods from both the Old and New worlds.
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