Lesson #1--Where Does the Chocolate Story Begin?

Before you start your study of The History of Chocolate you are going to review what you know about the Rainforest Ecosytem and complete an Chocolate Ecosystem Web.  You will use software called Inspiration to complete your web, you will find the Inspiration icon on your desktop.  Be sure to include the following categories on your web: plants, animals, climate, location, topography.

Visit the following sites.   You can take notes if you want or just read and remember to add what you find to your web.

Rainforest http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/

Passport to the Rainforest http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/intro.html

Find a map of the world's rainforests here http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/GEOsystem/Maps/Maps.html

ZOOM Rainforests  http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/rainforest/

Take a Look at the Rainforest at Night http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/rainforest/index_flash.html

After you finish your Chocolate Ecosystem Web continue to Lesson #2--What is the Anatomy of the Cacao Tree and How is it Cultivated?