Agricultural WebQuest Series

 Missouri Farm Bureau and

Missouri State University

 


FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS ONLY


Teacher Page


Introduction


Do you like chocolate as much as most of your students? Chocolate is an interesting subject for most students. Many students, teachers and other adults do not know where chocolate comes from. So explore this unit with your students. Warning: you may need a bag of chocolate handy!


You will also be able to think of many extensions for this WebQuest, i.e. map activity of the location of rainforests or countries producing chocolate, compare/contrast the life of the child on a chocolate plantation to the American child’s life.


Note: This WebQuest links to video clips requiring Windows Media Player or RealPlayer, if you do not have access to this it can be viewed in a printable version.


You may need to help your students print their graphic organizers.


Evaluation


The following rubric is suggested:


Rubric For Graphic Organizer and Personal Narrative

 

Task 

3 pts.

2 pts.

1 pts.

0 pts.

Steps of the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar

All steps of the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar clearly and accurately named.

Most steps of the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar clearly and accurately named.

Some steps of the cocoa bean to the chocolate bar clearly and accurately named.

No attempt.

Personal Narrative

1. Well organized

 

1. Organized

1. Unorganized

 

No attempt

Personal Narrative

2. Clearly written

2. Somewhat clearly written

2. Poorly written

No attempt

Personal Narrative

3. No spelling or grammatical errors.

3. Some spelling and/or grammatical errors but do not interfere with understanding and clarity.

3. Numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors that interfere with understanding and clarity. 

No attempt


National Standards


Social Studies

  • Students use the major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location, place, movement, regions) and their relationships to changes in society and environment.
  • Students use of tools of social science inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps, documents)


Communication Arts

  • Students will speak and write standard English (including grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, capitalization).
  • Students will write formally (such as reports, narratives, essays) and informally (such as outlines, notes).
  • Students will comprehend and evaluate the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations (such as story-telling, debates, lectures, multi-media productions)


Technology

  • Students will use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from a variety of sources.
  • Students will use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.


Resources


Books -


Beans to Chocolate by Inez Snyder, ISBN 0-516-24450-7


Big Book of Chocolate by Janet Slater Redhead


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, ISBN 0-14-130115-5


Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert Burleigh, ISBN 0-8109-5734-5


Chocolate: Savor the Flavor by Elaine Landau, ISBN 1-57103-339-X


Chocolate: That’s how they make it! by Elaine Moore, ISBN 0-8167-6523-5


Chocolate (What’s Foe Lunch? Series) by Claire Llewellyn, ISBN 0-51626-218-1


Chocolate Thematic Unit, Teacher Created Materials, Inc. #239


Chocolate Thematic Unit, Teacher Created Materials, Inc. #2118 ISBN 1-57690-118-1


Cocoa Commotion by Melissa Peterson, ISBN 0-064-06660


Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory by Margret & H.A. Rey, ISBN 0-395-91214-8


I Like Chocolate by Robin Pickering, ISBN 0-516-23008-5


Magic School Bus in the Rain Forest by Joanna Cole, ISBN 0-439-23960-5


Videos-


Magic School Bus: In the Rainforest



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Please address questions to Diane Olson at Missouri Farm Bureau.