Everybody Loves Chocolate

     Chocolate is one of America's favorite flavors.  The following web site is centered around CHOCOLATE and contains classroom activities relating to writing, literature, and other instructional resources found on the World Wide Web.  After investigating these links, you will be able to use various software titles to share your discoveries with your classmates.  Tours of an M&M factory, glimpses at old candy bars and studies of chocolate history await you!

Candy Wrappers
The wrappers of candy bars often are very unique.  These wrappers are usually brightly colored and contain large, easy to read letters.  Take a look at several of the candy bar wrappers on this web site.  After you have looked at several wrappers, create your own.  You will first create a rough draft using a mock candy wrapper.  Then, you will use Print Shop Deluxe to print the wrapper.

Milton Hershey
In 1905,  Milton S. Hershey built the world's largest chocolate manufacturing plant in Derry Church, Pennsylvania.  As you view this web site,  make notes of important dates and events.  When you have finished, you will use Timeliner software to create a timeline about the life of Milton S. Hershey.

When Money Grew On Trees
Did you know that chocolate grew on trees?  Read all about the history of cacao beans.  When you have finished, use Inspiration software to web important facts and information about this form of "money."

Kids Cookbook
Cooking with chocolate can be fun.  Look through all of the recipes on-line.  Choose your favorite and print.  We will put all of our recipes together in a class recipe book.

Name That Candy Bar
Have you ever looked at the inside of a candy bar?  Now you can.  Take a look at each one of the candy bars.  On a separate sheet of paper record your answers.  See how many you get right!

From Bean to Bar
There are few ingredients used in the making of chocolate:  cocoa beans, sugar, and milk.  These ingredients are combined with other delectables including caramel, nuts, and nougat.  Once these ingredients are gathered, the process of making a chocolate bar begins.  This web site will explain to you this process.  After reading about the process, create a how-to make a chocolate bar book.  Make sure you include every step and are able to illustrate those steps.  We will use Student Writing Center to publish our writing.
 

See you at the candy counter!