Virtual Food Tour: Home

"Floating Market Tropical Fruits" by FotoGrazio is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

TASK:

Create a Virtual Food Tour using Google Earth for a country of your choice. 

CRITERIA:

• Include at least 8 stops (6 in your chosen country and 2 in the U.S.)
• Stops should arranged logically (how would someone actually travel?)
• Each STOP should contain a food fact and at least one image.
• Your tour should answer the following questions:

1. What are the popular dishes in general, as well in various regions of the country?
2. What specific foods, spices, herbs, and/or cooking techniques are used in this country's cuisines? 
3. What is grown in various regions of the country, based on climate and terrain?  
4. What part does food play in this country's culture? (daily life, religion, holidays...)
5. Is the cuisine influenced by the cuisine of other countries? (Ex: the Chinese brought soba noodles to Japan). 
6. How is this cuisine represented in the U.S.? What was brought here by immigrants? Where in the U.S. is it most commonly found?

STEP 1: RESEARCH

• Select one of the four countries to research and use the resources in this guide to find information to answer the questions for your selection.
• Take notes with the graphic organizer attached to this assignment. **You will turn in your notes for a Practice Grade**

STEP 2: PREPARE 

• Learn how to create a tour in Google Earth. Watch the tutorial here: Google Earth Tutorial: Intro to Creation Tools
• Think about how you will present the information for each stop, what images you might use. and how you'll organize the trip. 
• View this example of a completed product (What do you notice?): Mrs. Green's Virtual Food Tour of Japan
• Research your country and record your facts HERE:   Fact Organizer

STEP 3: CREATE YOUR TOUR

• Go to  Google Earth and log in through your school account.
• Start a new project and use the creation tools to build your virtual  tour.
• Share your completed tour to Google Classroom

STEP 4: CITE SOURCES

• Create a Works Cited using Noodle Tools and submit as a separate doc. 
• Cite ALL images at the end of each STOP description!

"Rice farming, Madagascar" by World Resources is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0