Council for Economic Education
What's the Big Deal about Spices?
Today's gourmands don't consider spices to be the equivalent of silver and gold. During the middle ages, however, these commodities were precious. People back then used spices in religious ceremonies, to cure rotten food, and as a show...
Curated OER
How To Make an Apple Pie and See the World
Young scholars have a class discussion on how the variety of foods we use on a daily basis come from all over the world. They identify foods that they are familiar with that come from other places.
Curated OER
Rename Fruits, Vegetables and Spices
Students explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students study traits of various fruits, vegetables and seeds. Students rename fruits, vegetables and seeds.
Curated OER
Use Your Nose
Students explore how their senses work. In this senses lesson, students use the sense of smell to observe various spices. Students discuss their findings.
Curated OER
It's All in the Spice
Students explore different spices that come from all over the world. Students discover names of certain spices they might not have been aware of. Students learn where certain spices originated and they discuss what the world would be...
Curated OER
Monsoon Winds to the "Land of Gold"
Students recognize environmental factors that influenced maritime trade routes and the establishment of major trading centers in classical times. They evaluate perceptions of the ancient world through ancient maps and primary source...
Curated OER
Let's Spice It With Pepper
Students identify and locate the areas in which pepper and spices orginated. On a map, they locate the areas and write the name of the spice that is found there. They use historical events to trace its route to the Americas. They...
Other
Yale Global: Spices: How the Search for Flavors Influenced Our World
Looks at the history of the spice trade and describes its impact on the medieval diet. [Published: March 11, 2003]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Become a Spice Trader
This site provides detailed information about the adventures of becoming a spice trader. The site allows the researcher to experience an exhibit as a "traveler" by clicking on various links.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Exploration and Trade
Detailed introduction on exploration and trade during the Renaissance. Provides an overview of the tools created during the Middle Ages that made such travels by sea possible as well as insight into the types of goods traders sought in...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Pumpkin Pie
Most recipes for Thanksgiving pumpkin pies call for clove and nutmeg - two distinct spices that come from two nearly identical molecules: eugenol and isoeugenol. "The Chemical Bond Between Cloves and Nutmeg" explains how the strength and...
Other
Gotheborg.com: The Swedish East India Company
Although lesser known than the Dutch and British East India trading companies, the Swedes were very involved in the trade to Asia. Gotheborg.com provides a history of the company and the goods that it purchased and sold.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: How Plants Spice Up Our Lives
Students take apart and label basic parts of a plant in this lesson plan. The students also use kitchen spices to determine which part of a plant was used for various flavorings.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: The Spice of Life
Spice up your life! Adding spice to your meals has been linked to many beneficial health results. Explore what the Why Files have discovered.