Visual Geography: Mapping Global Food Stories

The focus of this ongoing series is to understand how everyday foods, enjoyed by many people, have interesting geographical backstories. Teacher Cameron will explore the geography and history of popular foods such as pizza, chocolate, bananas, and Coca-Cola. Common themes to be discussed include early exploration, world geography, trade, globalization, colonialism, food miles, and Fair Trade. Each class will involve creating story maps as the main activity, summarizing the learning about each food. This will include an introduction to mapmaking, covering symbols, colors, lines, and the organization of ideas, with mapmaking being modeled throughout each lesson. 

Additional activities to support the learning will include class discussions, fun quizzes and games, and sometimes singing. Teacher Cameron aims to give everyone a chance to participate in whichever way suits them, always providing a safe and supportive learning environment. Teacher Cameron encourages students to share their work to receive feedback and credit for their efforts.

Week of....	
Jan 6- Jan 10	        Chocolate Power
Jan 13-Jan17	        Coca-Cola Buzz
Jan 20-Jan 24	Going Bananas
Jan 27-Jan 31	        Pineapple Royalty
Feb 3-7	                Food Shipping Routes/Canals
Feb 10-14	        Food Miles
Feb 17-24	        Waste Streams
Feb 24-28	        Cinnamon Monsters
Mar 3-7	               The Potato is King
Mar 10-14	Cinnamon Monsters
Mar 17-21	Avocado Mafia
Mar 24-28	The Potato is King
Mar 31-April 4	No Class
April 7-11	No Class
April 14-18	No Class
April 21-25	The Global Story of Pizza
April 28-May 2	Chocolate Power
May 5-9	Coca-Cola Buzz
May 12-16	Going Bananas
May 19-23	Pineapple Royalty
May 26-30	No Class
Jun 2-6	Food Shipping Routes/Canals
Jun 9-13	Food Miles
Jun 16-20	Waste Streams
Jun 23-27	Cinnamon Monsters
Jun 30-Jul 4	Avocado Mafia
Jul 7-11	The Potato is King