Egg Day

Objective:
The students will locate countries on a world map and make (or be exposed to) an egg dish from one of those countries.

Materials

• The following links Recipes From Around The World (recipe from China), Recipes From Around The World (recipe from Germany), Recipes From Around The World (recipe from Poland), Recipes From Around The World (recipe from Thailand)

• World maps

• Ingredients for one of the above recipes, or the actual food made at home ahead of time.

Procedure

1. Print out or display each of the aforementioned recipes. 

2. Have the students locate the country from which the recipe comes on the maps. Look at the country in relation to where the students live.  How would they get to that country?  By boat, car, airplane?

3. Prepare one of the dishes and have the students critique whether they liked that food or not. (The German one is probably the easiest. It can also be made ahead at home and brought in for the students to sample).

Other Lesson Ideas

1. Have discussions on how eggs get from the farms to the markets. 

2. Write a letter to an egg farmer and ask him/her questions about his/her job.

3. Find a colonial recipe which contains eggs and discuss colonial cooking.