Lessons about Plants
Did you know that at one time only kings and other wealthy people could afford such a delicacy as cinnamon and it was more valuable than gold? That people risked their lives traveling on wooden ships across uncharted oceans to find spices? That huge wars that lasted for years were fought over black pepper? Students learn to identify the parts of plants along with the tastes and scents of spices, becoming botanical taste bud detectives along the way.
The wind is on fire with flame colored leaves dancing and twirling before bowing low, and still lower to finally touch the earth. Autumn has come and trees are slowly unveiling their branches. Where did all those brilliant colors come from? Were they there all along? Students uncover the secrets of leaves and get inspired to create some shapely art of their own in this colorful fall lesson.
