The Columbian Exchange of Old and New World Foods (Grades 9-12)
Students explore New World and Old World food origins to discover how the Columbian Exchange altered people’s lives worldwide.

Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Debra Spielmaker and Grace Struiksma | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Sources
- https://www.cadbury.com.au/about-chocolate/harvesting-and-processing-cocoa-beans.aspx
- http://olivetreegrowers.com/faq.php
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Social Studies – Geography
- APHG Topic 5.3: Agricultural Origins and Diffusions
- SPS-5.B.1: Patterns of diffusion, such as the Columbian Exchange and the agricultural revolutions, resulted in the global spread of various plants and animals.
- APHG Topic 5.3: Agricultural Origins and Diffusions
- Social Studies – History
- World History Era 6 Standard 1C (Grades 9-12): Consequences of the worldwide exchange of flora, fauna, and pathogens.
- Objective 1: Assess ways in which the exchange of plants and animals around the world in the late 15th and the 16th centuries affected European, Asian, African, and American Indian societies and commerce.
- World History Era 6 Standard 1C (Grades 9-12): Consequences of the worldwide exchange of flora, fauna, and pathogens.