Go Korea!

What's for dinner?

Investigations and activities

SOSE/HSIE

After looking at the images and rollovers, describe the ways in which typical Korean food is similar or different from what you mainly eat.

Go to http://www.koreainfogate.com > Window on Korea > Taste of Korea > Korea Food to look at more pictures of Korean food and access some recipes so you can cook some Korean dishes.

There are special manners that should be followed when you eat Korean-style. Go to http://www.lifeinkorea.com > Activities > Food & Drink > Korean Table Manners and list which of these manners are typical in your home and which are different.

Go to http://asiarecipe.com > Korea > Korean Tea History and Customs to learn about the elaborate Korean tea ceremony. Try to perform this ritual in your classroom.

The Really Big Food Project (Curriculum Corporation, 2005) explores the use of rice in the Asian region including in Korea. Visit the website at http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/bigfoodbook or purchase the book from the Curriculum Corporation catalogue.

How can you explain why people from different parts of the world eat different foods?

Write a report for a travel magazine telling tourists about the unique characteristics of Korean food.

Give an oral presentation based on further research about Korean food and table manners.