Wouldn’t it be amazing if chocolate grew on trees? Well, it does! Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could make some chocolate ourselves? Well, we did! And we discovered even more amazing things about chocolate…
Year 2 proudly finished their Chocolate Unit today!
Year 2's cacoa tree
Unfortunately, Year 2's planned visit to the Trondheim Sjokolade Chocolate Factory couldn’t take place this year, but the owner had a wonderful surprise for them in store today nonetheless!
When magnified 5000 times, it doesn’t even look like chocolate anymore!
What we learned
In Geography, we found out:
Where cacao trees are found
About the factors affecting the growth of cacao trees
About other cash crops
In History, we found out:
Who first discovered chocolate
Who took the first chocolate to Europe
About the importance of cocoa beans for trade
In Science, we found out:
About the ingredients in chocolate
If chocolate causes tooth decay
Why chocolate wrappers are made from special materials
What the melting point of chocolate is
In Technology, we found out:
How to make our own chocolate
What we can add to chocolate
In Art, we found out:
How to design a wrapper for our chocolate bar
In International, we found out:
What fair trade chocolate is
What other fair trade products there are
How important chocolate is