American Cultures 9
 Your group will make a visual representation of the
Columbian Exchange on a poster, and present a food
item which represents one of the items which were
transferred during the exchange.
 A complete paragraph summarizing the Columbian
Exchange (10pts) ____
 At least five visual images (5pts) ____
 Can be images of items exchanged, diagrams, charts or
other related pictures
 Ten items exchanged (10pts) ____
 Must be in list form
 List of items coming into the Americas
 (Western Hemisphere)
 List of items coming into Europe
 (Eastern Hemisphere)
 Two complete paragraphs summarizing the Columbian
Exchange and its effects (10pts) ____
 At least five visual images (5pts) ____
 Can be images of items exchanged, diagrams, charts or
other related pictures
 Ten items exchanged (10pts) ____
 Must be in list form
 List of items coming into the Americas
 (Western Hemisphere)
 List of items coming into Europe
 (Eastern Hemisphere)
 Neatness (5pts)
 Was the project completed in a neat and organized
manner?
 Creativity (5pts)
 How much thought and effort was put into your project?
 Participation Points (15pts)
 You will be given 5 participation points each day that
you work cooperatively and efficiently.
 Your group must bring in a food item which somehow
reperesents the Columbian Exchange.
 It is a food that was exchanged
 It contains a food that was exchanged
 Will be shared with the class.
 Must have a notecard attached which states the name
of the food and Hemisphere of origin.
 Please NO food items with any form of nuts (especially
peanuts) due to student food allergies.****
 Does anyone in this class have a food allergy other
than a peanut allergy?
 Make a list of at least ten of the food items you
sampled.
 5 must be from the Western Hemisphere
 5 must be from the Eastern Hemisphere
 Example
 Squash – Western Hemisphere