C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Bananas
A learning module on the global banana industry that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include where bananas are grown, ways...
Oxfam
Oxfam: Bonkers About Bananas
Colorful resource presents the story of bananas and their travels all over the world. Meet banana farmers from the Windward Islands and try out a delicious banana cake recipe.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Us and Eu Go Bananas Over Trade
Economists generally agree that free trade helps to improve the overall quality of life in countries that participate. However, disagreements do arise concerning trade agreements. This instructional activity looks at a disagreement...
Other
Tripod: Bananas and the Negative Consequences for Costa Rica
Article that discuss the modern banana industry. The problems discussed have been a part of South America since the beginning.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Ariolimax Columbianus (Banana Slug)
Information about the banana slug, including its habitat, description, behavior, food habits, and more.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Banana Bread
In this task about banana bread, 6th graders must calculate the volume of a pan to see if it is large enough for the bread batter. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: An Unusual Letter From Cuba: James Marlin's "Banana Leaf" Letter
Interesting letter from James Marlin because it was written on a banana leaf from Cuba during the Spanish-American War when paper was hard to come by.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Bananas, Assessment Version
In this lesson, 7th graders determine the proporitonal relationship between bananas and the cost.
Other
Ark in Space: The Banana Slug Nature's Giant Recycler
Information about the nature, habitat, and behavior of the banana slug, with plenty of photographs.
Other
Banana Link: International Trade of Bananas
This website from BananaLink.org provides information about the international trade in bananas. This trade raises many ethical issues in business and economic activity, and the site is a useful source of case study material.
University of Florida
Banana Republic
This is a quick look at the banana trade in Honduras. You'll find out why it was called a "banana republic", what the impact on the land was, and stats on the production of the trade.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Go Bananas: Banana Farmers
[Free Registration/Login Required] The aims of this flipchart are to use a case study to explore the issues that face banana growers. It follows the experiences of two farmers growing bananas, and encourages debate about Fair Trade as...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Go Bananas: Fairtrade
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is the third in a series from Oxfam, and broadens the issues out from bananas to other food crops that are subject to Fair Trade agreements. It encourages the pupils to debate the issues...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Go Bananas: Introduction to Bananas
[Free Registration/Login Required] The aims of this flipchart are to introduce the banana as a 'product' and 'crop' - not just as food. It can support a single lesson, or be part of a series of lessons about fair trade and food production.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Banana Slug
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance of the banana slug.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Definition of Comedy? Banana.
What makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to define comedy is its very appeal; it is defined by its defiance of definition. Addison Anderson riffs on the philosophy of Henri Bergson and Aristotle to elucidate how a definition draws...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Last Banana: A Thought Experiment in Probability
Imagine a game played with two players and two dice: if the biggest number rolled is one, two, three, or four, player 1 wins. If the biggest number rolled is five or six, player 2 wins. Who has the best probability of winning the game?...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Banana Pudding
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a concrete situation they can model by dividing a whole number by a unit fraction. Aligns with 5.NF.B.7.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Spotlight on Students
First graders will write opinions about the "favorites" in their lives. Students will share their "favorites when they are featured as the "Top Banana" in the class during assigned weeks throughout the school year.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Banana Tree
A huge bunch of bananas hang from a large banana tree. The bananas are green and clearly not ready to be eaten.
University of Wisconsin
Kitchen: "Beauty That Seems to Infuse Itself Into The"
This is a paper by a college student majoring in Japanese. In it, she analyses Banana Yoshimoto's novel, "Kitchen," and the differences she finds between the original and an English translation.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper
In this simulation, students pretend to launch bananas from a canon to the monkeys at the zoo. The monkeys sometimes let go of the branch at the exact moment the banana is launched. So the students must determine the correct aim angle...
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