The Spice of Life

Spice and Herb Project

You will research and explore a spice or herb for classroom use.
Using the links and materials provided you will answer the following questions:

What does your herb or spice taste like?

Where does your spice/herb originate from? How does it grow?

What are some products, dishes and or cuisines that are usually paired with this herb or spice?

What other herbs or spices does your herb/spice pair well with?

Does your herb or spice have any non food functions? How much does this herb or spice cost? Why should someone use it in a dish?

The SpiceHouse

SpiceEtc

CNNSpices

Spices,Herbs,Seasoning

AntiMicrobial Effects

Benefits of Herbs&Spices

The Epicenture

In addition to these resources the library has many print sources that can assist you in finding this information.
Please ask for help if you need it :)

Preventable Diseases - Research Project

Directions: You will research and explore a preventable disease. The disease must be caused by unhealthy eating habits. You can use online and print sources to obtain your information. Once you have completed the research answer the questions listed below:

What are the warning signs of this disease?
What can cause this disease?
What are some foods that cause this disease?
What foods prevent the onset of this disease?
Please plan 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) and 1 snack that will prevent someone from developing this preventable disease.

The following diseases are linked to information:

High Blood Pressure
Hypertension

High Blood Cholesterol

Diabetes Type 2

Heart Disease

Stroke

Gout

Osteoarthritis

Tooth Decay

Endometrial Cancer

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colon Cancer

Depression


Gallstones

Gallbladder Disorders

Distorted Body Image

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease

Asthma

Dyslipidemia

Osteoporosis

Sensation and Perception Project

Sensation is the process of recieving information from the environment.  There are five human senses:

Vision
Hearing
Touch
Smell
Taste



Use the following links to obtain information for your project:

Vision

Color Blindness

Hearing

Touch

Smell

Perceptual Constancies

Depth Perception

Optical Illusions

ESP - Extrasensory Perception

How does smell contribute to taste?

Perception of labels - Do labels really matter?

Do Subliminal messages really work?

IB HOTA - Research

1. General Topic of Investigation
Use the following databases to search for topics appropriate for this project.  You will want to choose a topic that has alot of available and relevant resources. 

Global Issues in Context - Global issues with different perspectives
remote password - empirelink

Military and Intelligence
covers all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Key subjects covered include: socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces

US History Collection
provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field

War and Terrorism Collection
A definitive periodical collection of hand selected titles for analysts, risk management professionals and students of military science, history, social science

World History Collection
current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field

Diversity Studies Collection
this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community

Student Resources in Context
news articles, social issues, biographical information, science, history and literature

Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

2.Possible Thesis Question

Purdue Writing Center - information of thesis statements

3.Relevant People, Concepts, Events, or Situations

4.Eight Appropriate Sources

Criteria For Evaluating Web Sources

Defining Primary Sources

Primary & Secondary Sources- examples

NoodleTools

History of Aviation - Mr. Heck

You will complete a newsletter assignment using MS Publisher

To complete this assignment you will choose any person, moment or machine from Aviation History and recreate a front page of an imaginary newspaper from that specific date.

Requirements::

Your newsletter must contain the following:One page long
Historically accurate date
Lead story
Secondary story
One photo per story
Two other graphics throughout the newsletter
Table of contents

Your newsletter should be formatted using the following guidelines:Times New Roman, 12 point font
Single spaced paragraph
Spelling and grammar count
Your name will appear only at the top of each story as the author of the story

Use the following sources to help complete your project:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/?userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs
Gale Student Resources in Context

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1?userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs
Biography Resource Center

http://aviation-history.com/

http://www.century-of-flight.net/

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-timeline.html


http://www.nasa.gov/

IB Dance: World Dance Investigation Paper

History Origin & Current Context

- Describe how your dances came to be and how they evolved into modern day society.
- Clearly explain who created them, where and when they were created, why they were created and how  they were created.
- Discuss the evolution of the styles from inception to its current context.
- When discussing the current context, explain how these dances function today, in present day society.  For example, what purpose do they serve: social, political, spiritual/religious?  How does this evolved state compare to its original purpose?

Dance Elements

In a paragraph or two, discuss both dance styles' distinguishing elements, including:
- Dominant Dynamics - The dominant Laban Effort Actions include......
- Main Body Initiations
- Outstanding Movement
- Levels
- Musicality/Music
- Typical length of a piece
- Costumes, Make Up

The Critique

Complete a well developed analysis of a video clip or live performance of your second dance style.

The Interview

Investigate your unfamiliar dance style by interviewing a dance, dance teacher, dance researcher, dance historian or choreographer in the unfamiliar dance style. 
Your first assignment is to contact a person to interview.

Organization

Start with a strong topic sentence, linking the two styles together.
Write the body of your paragraph - include the following:
- who began the dance
- when it began
- who watched it
- purpose it served, how it was evolved  and what purpose it now serves
Include MLA cited sentences
Current context
Conclusive sentence

Finding an Unfamiliar Style - Videos:

Kabuki/Noh Theater

Tokyo - teatro Kabuki

Noh Theater: Tamura (Dance of the Ghost)

Mahabharati (Kathakali)

Swan Lake First Act Pas de Deux

Omaggio a Balanchine

George Balanchine's Jewels (Opus Arte)

Paris Opera Ballet Shades Variation

La Belle au Bois Dormant (Jonas, p. 134)

Grand Pas de Deux La Fille Mal Gardee (Jonas, p. 155)

Interview with Tamasaburo (Jonas p. 136)

Interview with Tamasaburo about being an onnagata (Jonas, p. 136)

Commedia Dell' Arte (Jonas, p. 155)

Pas de Quatre (Jonas, p. 158)

Wodaabe Beauty Festival

Traditional Moroccan Women Dancing

Tahitian Couples' Dance

Cook Islands Group Dance

Cook Islands Soloist

Josephine Baker Plantation Dance (Jonas, p. 166)

List of Choreographers:

1. Alvin Ailey, modern
2. Fred Astaire, Broadway, tap
3. Josephine Baker, burlesque, theatre
4. George Balanchine, ballet
5. Don Campbell, locking
6. Jack Cole, theatrical jazz
7. Dean Collins, swing
8. Merce Cunningham, modern
9. Ruth St. Denis, modern
10. Charles Louis Didelot, ballet
11. Isadora Duncan, modern
12. Agnes de Mille, ballet, theatre
13. Jacques d’Amboise, ballet
14. Katherine Dunham, modern
15. Norberto Esprez, Tango
16. Bob Fosse, musical theatre, jazz
17. Lois Fuller, modern, lighting
18. Antonio Gades, Spanish Flamenco
19. Gus Giordano, jazz
20. Martha Graham, modern
21. Savion Glover, tap
22. Tatsumi Hijikata, Butoh, Japanese dance
23. Gregory Hines, tap, theatre
24. Lester Horton, modern, Native American, jazz
25. Doris Humphrey, modern
26. Judith Jamison, modern, ballet
27. Bill T. Jones, modern, ballet
28. Rudolph Laban, Laban
29. Jose Limon, modern
30. Frankie Martinez, salsa
31. Mario Maya, Flamenco
32. Mia Michaels, jazz, contemporary dance
33. Alex Moore, ballroom
34. Mark Morris, modern, ballet
35. Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky, ballet
36. Christian Oviedo, Latin
37. Pearl Primus, modern
38. Kimia Ravangar, Iranian dance
39. Gerome Robbins, classical ballet, contemporary musical theatre
40. Bill Robinson, tap
41. 41.  Jimmy Slyde, tap, jazz
42. 42.  Sylvia Sykes, swing
    43.  Paul Taylor, modern
    44.  Hong Ten, breakdancing
    45.  Twyla Tharp, modern, theatre
    46.  Eddie Torres, salsa
    47.  John Weaver, pantomime
    48.  Mary Wigman, modern
    
    

Pie Lesson - Mr. Brecher

Goal:

Your task is to research the origin and ingredients of your assigned pie to help you become proficient in describing and ultimately creating a pie in class. Remember to write down the citation information for each resource that you use during your research.  Use the websites and databases available to you in the library.  This activity will count as a quiz grade.  As you research your pie, please respond to the following questions:

Describe the taste of your pie (10 points)

Identify the composition of this pie: (10 points)

- Filling, Topping and Crust

What is the origin of your pie? Identify the region or country of your pie: (10 points)

At what point during the meal would you serve this pie? How would you classify your pie? (Sweet or Savory)  What is the ideal temperature to serve this pie?

Please describe in detail a variation of your pie.  Apply your knowledge and experience with gourmet foods and build on the knowledge you acquired today to create an original variation of the pie with a modern twist. (10 points)

List of Resources (30 points)

Fill in the information below for each website you found today. (Additional forms are available if needed)

1. Full name of the author of the site (if available) 

2. Name of the article on the website (if available)

3. Name of the website (for example: CNBC or Discover Channel

4. The publisher or sponsor of the site (for example: ehow or National Geographic)

5. The publication or last revised date of the site (hint: usually found at the bottom of the site)

6. The actual address or URL of the site (for example: www.biography.com)

7. The date you viewed the site (for example: May 7, 2012)

Exit Activity (20 points)

List one interesting fact about pies and share with the class

Resources

Foodnetwork

This site includes a food encyclopedia, recipes and healthy eating links.

http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/pie/index.html

 

What’s Cooking America?

This site includes a comprehensive list of individual pie histories and links to recipes.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory.htm

JUSTEAT

A British based site that includes a brief list of pie facts.

http://blog.just-eat.co.uk/pie-facts/ 

Food Timeline

This site includes a general overview of pie and pie history.  It also lists recipes and interesting facts about pies.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html 

Mince Pies

This site includes facts & history of Christmas Mince Pies and images of pies.

http://www.funkyfood.co.uk/food-pictures-images-photos-fotos/facts-history-of-christmas-mince-pies-photo-pictures-images/

Food.com 

www.food.com

You can search thousands of recipes 

 Coulibiac

Coulibiac http://www.beyondthekitchenwall.net/2009/02/coulibiac.html

Origin and Recipe

Derby Pie

Derby pie http://www.derbypie.com/derby-pie-recipe.html

Databases

Gale Student Resources in Context

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_li_lbhs?db=SUIC