This is the day when we view a video with Andrew Zimmern in Bizarre Foods. He is always trying strange foods such as fried tranchulas from Thailand or lung fish from Uganda. But here are five reason this is a SUPER resource to share with your students.
- There is not better way to grab a middle schoolers attention then with a person eating strange foods. Students at this age love anything dealing with food. What better way to get their attention then combining geography and culture than with food.
- Bizarre Foods series does a wonderful job of integrating the subject of food with so many other issues. When ever they begin the show, the show map of the region to familiar the area of the world they will be visiting.
- The is made for school. The commercial free shows are about 45 minutes in length. Just right for a 55 or 60 minute class so you have time to review the show with the students. Also, the show is divided into 3-4 segments. These segments allow for transitions to keep the students engaged.
- For the most part, Zimmern is PG kind of guy. The subjects are always classroom appropriated. However, I have seen one or two that I would not show...like the trip to China where an animals sexual organ. But, that was only one out of many....So, as always, preview to be cautious.
- In general, it is so easy to weave into your curriculum. It makes a great sub plan or one of those days like right before Thanksgiving or Christmas break.
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