The Confusing Origins of Tacos
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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Aztec History, Spanish History, Cooking, Culinary History
Lesson Description: This lesson will be combining culinary arts and history to look into the many iterations and concepts of tacos before the traditional style we know of today would form.

  • SS.5.A.1.1 Use primary and secondary sources to understand history.
  • SS.5.A.1.2 Utilize timelines to identify and discuss American History time periods.
  • SS.5.A.2.1 Compare cultural aspects of ancient American civilizations (Aztecs/Mayas; Mound Builders/Anasazi/Inuit).
  • SS.5.A.2.3 Compare cultural aspects of Native American tribes from different geographic regions of North America including but not limited to clothing, shelter, food, major beliefs and practices, music, art, and interactions with the environment.
  • SS.5.A.3.2 Investigate (nationality, sponsoring country, motives, dates and routes of travel, accomplishments) the European explorers.
  • SS.5.A.3.3 Describe interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America.
  • SS.5.A.4.3 Identify significant individuals responsible for the development of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
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Video : A History of Tacos
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: LINKS TO INGREDIENTS & EQUIPMENT** Comal: https://amzn.to/3u9bxSI LINKS TO SOURCES** Taco USA by Gustavo Arellano: https://amzn.to/3u7joQD Planet Taco by Jeffrey M. Pilcher: https://amzn.to/3y1sdwt El Cocinero Mexicano: http://biblioteca.herdez.com.mx/publi...
Quiz : The Culture and Preparation of Tacos
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What does Chilli Verde mean in English?

Question #2

What was the first race/culture to eat food with tortiias?

Question #3

What did the Mexico City Silver Miners's "Miner's Tacos" resemble?

Question #4

How were tacos originally prepared in 19th century Mexico?

Question #5

What did William (Willie) Gebhardt invent?

Question #6

What was the first restaurant Glen Bell made before Taco Bell?

Question #7
What's your favorite kind of taco and what do you like on it? Did this interest you in trying older and more tradtional variants?
Question #8
What fact or section of the video did you find the most surprising or interesting to you? Do you think the older and more vague depictions are still important to the history of tacos?
Description: This quiz will be centered around the original video listed, it'll go into multiple aspects such as the possible origins, how others would shape these ideas in the future, how a specific culture prepared them, and common ingredients.