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How do you explore the “spudtacular” impact of the Columbian Exchange?

Kathy Hays

The world was forever changed as a result of the Columbian Exchange with the exchange of Old World and New World goods and diseases, as well as the social and cultural complexities that exist in the world. The BHP article,  Consequences of the Columbian Exchange, and the WHP article Crops That Grew the World are great starting points to pique student interest in the impact of the Columbian Exchange.  

Our questions for you this week are: 

  • How do you teach the impact of the Columbian Exchange? 
  • Are there other BHP and WHP activities you use to teach the impact of the Columbian Exchange? 
  • How might you extend these articles to look at the present-day global food supply?

 

Share your questions and thoughts in the comments below. We look forward to hearing from you. 

 

For more on teaching the Columbian Exchange, join this conversation to learn how OER Project teacher Tyrone Shaw uses Crops That Grew the World in his classes, and head over to this thread to check out resources for teaching the Colmbian Exchange.

  • I tried in the past to use a potato template to make a review game but that has been dicey.  This year I may try a high/low style game where students put animals and foods on the cards and have to sort by Old World or New World.  I also love exploring those labels.  Are they very meaningful?  Biased?  Better option?

  • in reply to Eric Schulz

    I love the old and new world sorts. Students like the guessing game, and they are almost always surprised by 2 or 3 of the reveals.

    Of course, the terms are biased to a European perspective, but that's what the Columbian Exchange was all about. Calling attention to where those names come from and who got to do the naming is a great lesson in and of itself. 

  • in reply to Eric Schulz

    Thanks  !  I knowthis is not pedagogically helpful, but when you say "dicey," all I can think of is all the ways to cook potatoes...Laughing  

    I love the idea of the sorting cards.  I will be doing the World Zone Cafe again this year, and definitely plan to have students cook for extra credit!