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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Bananas

For Teachers 5th
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...
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Bonkers About Bananas

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Us and Eu Go Bananas Over Trade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
Other

Tripod: Bananas and the Negative Consequences for Costa Rica

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that discuss the modern banana industry. The problems discussed have been a part of South America since the beginning.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Ariolimax Columbianus (Banana Slug)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Information about the banana slug, including its habitat, description, behavior, food habits, and more.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Banana Bread

For Teachers 6th Standards
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.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: An Unusual Letter From Cuba: James Marlin's "Banana Leaf" Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Bananas, Assessment Version

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders determine the proporitonal relationship between bananas and the cost.
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Other

Ark in Space: The Banana Slug Nature's Giant Recycler

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the nature, habitat, and behavior of the banana slug, with plenty of photographs.
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Other

Banana Link: International Trade of Bananas

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Florida

Banana Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Go Bananas: Banana Farmers

For Students 3rd - 5th
[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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Go Bananas: Fairtrade

For Students 3rd - 8th
[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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Go Bananas: Introduction to Bananas

For Students 3rd - 5th
[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.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Banana Slug

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance of the banana slug.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Definition of Comedy? Banana.

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Last Banana: A Thought Experiment in Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
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?...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Banana Pudding

For Teachers 4th - 8th
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.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Spotlight on Students

For Teachers 1st
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.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Banana Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge bunch of bananas hang from a large banana tree. The bananas are green and clearly not ready to be eaten.
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Curated OER

Animal Diversity Web: Ariolimax Columbianus (Banana Slug)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photograph of a banana slug.
Graphic
Curated OER

Animal Diverstiy Web: Banana Slug

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photograph of a banana slug.
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University of Wisconsin

Kitchen: "Beauty That Seems to Infuse Itself Into The"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: The Monkey and the Zookeeper

For Students 9th - 10th
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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