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Sarah Albee likes to take a closer look at some pretty gross stuff - remember, she’s the author of Poop Happened: A History of the World from the Bottom Up. And her newest book explores the world of poison. Of course this kind of high interest material really gets kids curiosity going, so take advantage and go along for the learning ride.
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English/Language Arts
Explore lead sentences - questions
Social Studies
Explore Ancient Civilizations
STEM
Explore the science of fermentation
FCS/Nutrition
Explore nutritional building blocks
Research Skills
Practice questioning strategies
Practice search strategies
Explore lead sentences - questions
- Check out the question opener. Make sure you collect this one as a mentor text for teaching good leads!
Social Studies
Explore Ancient Civilizations
- What else did these ancient peoples find tasty? What did Romans, Greeks and Egyptians have in common in their eating habits? Differences? Can you find the sources for the similarities and differences?
STEM
Explore the science of fermentation
- Why can you leave fish out and still consume it safely but raw chicken is a no-no? Look for the science behind the garum.
FCS/Nutrition
Explore nutritional building blocks
- The author mentions several nutritional properties of garum, Have students explore the nutritional benefits.
Research Skills
Practice questioning strategies
- This kind of high interest article should have students asking plenty of questions. Consider asking them to come up with some good researchable queries and then sending them off to see what they can find.
Practice search strategies
- Have you ever heard of a condiment like the garum described? See if you can figure out what culture(s) use the equivalent of garum (fish sauce!!) today. Have some kids search using subscription databases - others using the free web. Who gets there fastest? What keywords did they use?
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