Term 3- Week 3

This week we will use How the Spanish Spread Chocolate Around the World as an example of how culture can be spread around the world through food.

Success Criteria

1. Gain a thorough understanding of the history behind the cacao bean and how chocolate has changed over the years.  

2. Learn how the Spanish Empire controlled the production of cacao beans around the world.  

1. Powerpoint on the History of Chocolate (named ‘History of Chocolate PPT’).  

Task 1: Watch the video first, then write down the key information from the slides into your books.  

Task 2:  Quiz multichoice

2.  Article Reading & Questions answer

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• • We are EXPLORING the broad topic of food and culture as an introduction.
  • We are EXPLORING the relationship between food, culture, and diet, and the national dishes that reflect the cultural heritage of students in class.
  • We are EXPLORING the history behind the cacao bean and how the Spanish Empire controlled the production of cacao beans (and hence, chocolate) around the world. We will also explore unhealthy aspects of sports drinks.
  • We are EXPLORING traditional Maori foods and traditions that are associated with them such as the best times to eat and to fast according to Maori tradition.