+
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 4 18 16: Salads Disguised as Cakes Are a Hit in Japan

For Students K - 1st
Read about and see stunning pictures of food art salads that look like cakes. Includes video.
+
Website
Other

The Historical Soc. Of Penn: Ethnic Weddings in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies has compiled information and photos about the wedding traditions of different groups in America.
+
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
+
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Family Customs Past and Present: Exploring Cultural Rituals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, young scholars will use photos, documents, and music from the Library's digital collection. Then they will students investigate rituals and customs of various cultures.
+
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Recipe Book Family Activity

For Students K - 1st
Use this recipe book based on the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali to get cooking with family and friends! Try out some of Molly's recipes and then write down your own recipes to add to her recipe book.
+
Handout
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

International Year of Rice, 2004: Rice Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the role of rice in different countries and cultures.
+
Website
Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Native American Food & Recipes

For Students 9th - 10th
NativeTech provides many different recipes from around the North American continent. Each one is submitted by someone of Native American heritage, with a notation about the origins of the recipe. Organized by food groups.
+
Website
Other

Asian Nation: Asian Cuisine & Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
There are a few things to know when examining Asian cuisine and foods which include dietary cultures across the region, methods of preparation, and health considerations. Peruse the resource to appreciate and understand the evolution of...
+
Website
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: The Ediable Monument: Art of Food for Festivals

For Students 9th - 10th
Ornate edible architecture and sculptures were often created for celebrations in the cities and courts of early modern Europe. The Edible Monument is an exhibition of the ephemeral art created for these festivals.
+
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Choose Your Style

For Students 1st - 8th
Connect globally with young people from Africa by choosing traditional outfits or mix it up with urban wear influenced by African cultures. Create an identity all your own and encounter various people groups within Africa along the way....
+
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Chocolate

For Students 9th - 10th
Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate.
+
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How the Popsicle Was Invented

For Students 9th - 10th
In the eleventh installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the distracted origins of the popsicle.
+
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Tea

For Students 9th - 10th
Shunan Teng details tea's long history.
+
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

U of Minnesota: Migration, Food, & Cultural Exchange: Mexico & the U. S.

For Students 9th - 10th
The following sources include a poem and newspaper article that deal with contemporary issues of migration and foods. Its goal is to examine food as an assertion of ethnic identity and as a site of cultural exchange and contest between...
+
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Brie(f) History of Cheese

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Kindstedt shares the history of one of our oldest and most beloved foods, cheese.
+
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Africa Its People and Places

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A very comprehensive lesson plan that helps prepare students for a trip to Africa taking into consideration climate, customs, geography, and language.
+
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: At the Table: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Are farmers paid fairly? Does race play a role in food insecurity? Is our food system broken? "At The Table" is a Twin Cities PBS Original series, in partnership with the Cargill Foundation, that addresses the social and systemic issues...
+
Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Native American Food

For Students 2nd - 6th
Resource outlines the history of Native American food sources and details how various tribes throughout North America used the resources available to them.
+
Unit Plan
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Konnichiwa, Welcome to My World

For Students 1st - 5th
This WebQuest from SCORE asks the young student to help a new student from Japan feel welcome at school before (s)he even arrives, by creating a book about the two cultures.
+
Website
Other

Canton Public Library: World Cuisine

For Students 9th - 10th
Click links to world cuisines and browse through rice recipes from around the world, Arabic cuisine, Caribbean foods, Dutch food, Swedish recipes, Thai food, and more.