Introduction
Explore American Food museums and find out more about the history of famous brands.
Task
Answer the questions surfing 1 of the sites.
Fill in the special form.
After you did the task you can exchange information with other groups.
Then join your group again and answer the BIG question.
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
http://natfab.org/southern-food-and-beverage/
New York Food Museum
The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta
http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/explore/
Chocolate World (Hershey’s in Pennsylvania)
http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/
The BIG question: Which of the museums reminds you more of Tula honey-cake museum and why?
Process
Southern Food and Beverage Museum
http://natfab.org/southern-food-and-beverage/
1. What kind of ethnical food is represented in the museum?
2.People of how many occupations does the museum examine? Name and translate them. Explain how they are related to food (what they do in relation to food).
3. Look through exhibits, especially Trail of Smoke and Fire exhibition. Find out where the word “barbecue” originated from and what it means in English (3 meanings).
4. What can you see in the Gallery of the South: States of Taste?
New York Food Museum
1. Name 4 products that played a big role in NYC history.
2. What color is the logo of the Museum? Why? What is their motto?
3. Does the museum have a permanent address? What are the pluses of this?
4. Explore the Museum Floorplan and find ONE idiom related to food. What is this section about? Translate or explain it. Write down 3 other idioms related to food.
5. Explore the farming page and find out how New York ate 100 years ago. What is Newtown Pippin? What role did it play in the past? Is it still available? How is it connected with the famous NY nickname?
The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta
http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/explore/
1. Explore the history of Coca-Cola (http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/about-us/coca-cola-history/). Which animal is used in the ads of “Always Coca‑Cola” campaign? What characteristics are associated with it?
2. Surf through the Explore page (http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/explore/). Find the names of at least 3 parts of the building. What can you learn in these sections?
3. Try to find the secret formula of Coca-Cola. What interactive activities can you visit along the way? Describe your experience. How long has the secret of Coca-Cola been kept?
4. Explore the Pop Culture Gallery (http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/explore/explore-inside/explore-pop-culture-gallery/). Who created the Coca‑Cola Santa and when? What qualities are highlighted in that image?
5. What is “My Coke Art”? Watch a video. Create your own artwork with Coca-Cola image.
Chocolate World (Hershey’s in Pennsylvania)
http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/
1. Name the 5 available attractions and explore the FREE one.
2. Find out 2 geographical locations mentioned in the free attraction. How are these places connected to chocolate-making process?
3. What is special about chocolate-tasting experience? Name the 5 senses you can use to taste chocolate. What verbs are associated with these senses? What is special about these verbs? Use examples to describe the experience.
4. Explore the map of the Chocolate world (http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/pdf/HCW_Map.pdf). How can you get from the main entrance to Create your own candy bar attraction? Where is Hershey’s largest candy store situated?
5. Explore the FAQ page (http://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/faq). What unusual service is provided free of charge and includes 4 stations? How does it help the environment?
After you did the task you can exchange information with other groups. Then join your group again and answer the BIG question.
The BIG question: Which of the museums reminds you more of Tula honey-cake museum and why?
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed the task and now you know a bit more abut American culture.
Credits
This webquest is done for Tula Access summer camp by Anastasia Khodakova in the framework of the project "We are not so far away: understanding each other’s cultures through comic books"
Teacher Page
Procedure:
1) Students work in teams of 4 (2 PCs per team) and answer the questions surfing 1 of the sites. They use a special form (1 for each, 4 in total).
2)Then Ss mix with other teams so that in each group there is one student who can talk about each of the 4 museums. They share info in groups.
3) Ss join their teams again and answer the BIG question.