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All About Chocolate: A Lesson Plan. Objective: I often teach this lesson plan around Valentine's Day to help students understand the process of plants being the source of so many things in our lives.

All About Chocolate: A Lesson Plan

Many young students are intrigued to discover that the chocolate candy they love to eat starts as a plant. The lesson shows the scientific process of transforming cacoa beans into edible candy or chocolate drinks. Suggested age: 7 and up Materials: Cacoa or cocoa beans can be purchased at health food stores. Cocoa powder, chocolate milk, chocolate bar, M'M's, white chocolate chips, chocolate syrup and Hershey kisses. Lesson activities: Students sit in a circle where they are led in a what do you know session about chocolate. Next, I show them a picture of a cacoa plant growing in South America and I show them a photo of the pods that hold the beans. Background information: The scientifc name for the cacoa tree is Theobroma Cacoa, and were originally grown in Central and South America. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson Plans - Author: Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson Plans For Teachers: This page contains the teaching resources found on the right chocolate bar.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson Plans - Author: Roald Dahl

Click on the chocolate bar on the left to view my other teaching resources and fun student projects for this scrumdiddlyumptious book by Roald Dahl There are 13 separate Wanted Posters in this set for these characters: Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, Oompa - Loompa, Mr. Bucket, Mrs. This 5 page banner is included for free in this set of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory lesson plans. Wanted Posters Set: 13 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Characters Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, Oompa - Loompa, Mr. Click on the Add to Cart button above to purchase this set of teaching resources. Students love creating wanted posters featuring characters from their favorite books. This set of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory lesson plans includes: 1.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Reading lesson plans: Chocolate. Dubble is the best. Chocolate. To my Chocolate Theme Page 35 Chocolate Activities by Susan Settlemoir and Friends - List in Education World.

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A Dozen Candy-Coated Classroom Activities - A lesson planning article from Education World. Alfy's Picks for Chocolate - Don't forget to click on the Internet Activities and Lesson Plans tab. All About Chocolate - General information on chocolate. All Things Chocolate - Chocolate recipes, trivia, tips on cooking chocolate, and so much more! Cacao - From the Thinking Fountain. Candy USA - Wow, includes history, statistics, nutrition & health, candy info, FAQs, etc. Changes of Matter - Lesson plan...The students will be able to describe the changes of matter that occur when chocolate is processed from the bean to the bar. CRS-Chocolate-Lesson-Plans. Chocolate Factory Activities For Project Based Teaching and Learning.