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At the same time that people like Thomas Edison and

Alexander Graham Bell were ushering

in the age of electricity and instant communication, hundreds of other inventors were changing the way

that Americans were ...

At the same time that people like Thomas Edison and

Alexander Graham Bell were ushering

in the age of electricity and instant communication, hundreds of other inventors were changing the way

that Americans were ...

eating.eating.

Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, chemists and biologists perfected new

food-preservation techniques using chemical preservatives and canning.

Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, chemists and biologists perfected new

food-preservation techniques using chemical preservatives and canning.

Grocery stores became a common site in every American

city, and the modern era of packaged food was born.

Grocery stores became a common site in every American

city, and the modern era of packaged food was born.

Many of the companies and brands that were part of this food revolution

are still with us today.

Many of the companies and brands that were part of this food revolution

are still with us today.

Exploring this connection between the past and our modern world is the basis for our next project ...

Exploring this connection between the past and our modern world is the basis for our next project ...

A Taste of History

A Taste of History

Working in pairs, students will research a food, or food brand which originated in the late-19th century.

Working in pairs, students will research a food, or food brand which originated in the late-19th century.

Students will collect the results of their research into a four-slide Powerpoint or Keynote presentation.

Students will collect the results of their research into a four-slide Powerpoint or Keynote presentation.

The presentations should then be delivered to Mr. Cushing either by ...

The presentations should then be delivered to Mr. Cushing either by ...

email attachment

email attachment

flash driveflash drive

one of the product today one of the product today

Two pictures or photographs - Two pictures or photographs -

one from the period from 1860 to 1900 * one from the period from 1860 to 1900 *

* the past picture could be of the product itself, its inventor, a factory in which it was produced, an advertisement for the product, etc.

* the past picture could be of the product itself, its inventor, a factory in which it was produced, an advertisement for the product, etc.

Students must gather the following:Students must gather the following:

the name of the inventor or production company the name of the inventor or production company

Three pieces of mandatory information Three pieces of mandatory

information

the date of invention or introduction the date of invention or introduction

the place the product was invented the place the product was invented

Students must gather the following:Students must gather the following:

the product’s original price the product’s original price

Three pieces of select information Three pieces of select

information

the product’s current price the product’s current price

an interesting fact an interesting fact

a change in the product over time a change in the product over time

the product’s target audience the product’s target audience

the product’s regional popularity the product’s regional popularity

Students must gather the following:Students must gather the following:

Students must gather the following:Students must gather the following:

the food should be divided into small servings or samples, and served in dixie cups, on toothpicks, or “eatable” by hand

the food should be divided into small servings or samples, and served in dixie cups, on toothpicks, or “eatable” by hand

In addition to the photos and info., on the day of the presentations, students must bring a sample of their product to class

In addition to the photos and info., on the day of the presentations, students must bring a sample of their product to class

the samples should be portable and not too difficult to bring to school

the samples should be portable and not too difficult to bring to school no one is being asked to cook anything no one is being asked to cook anything

And finally, students must construct a small sign to display with their food which ...

And finally, students must construct a small sign to display with their food which ... is 5.5 in. x 8.5 in. is 5.5 in. x 8.5 in.

shows the name of your product or brand shows the name of your product or

brand displays your product’s logo displays your product’s logo

has the names of your group members has the names of your group

members

Students must gather the following:Students must gather the following:

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Then & Now ...

Historic Picture Modern Picture

Place, Date, and Inventor

Place Date Inventor

Welch's grape juice was invented in Vineland, N.J. for Dr. Thomas's fellow parishioners at his church. It was the first non alcoholic grape juice.

Welch's grape juice was invented in 1869 after the concord grape was bred in 1849.

The inventor of Welch's concord grape juice was Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch, after the concord grape was invented by Ephraim Wales Bull

Fun Facts

• Welch's was the first non alcoholic grape juice available.

• Dr. Thomas was a dentist before he invented (Welch's concord grape juice).

• In 1962 Welch's sponsors The Flintstones on TV.

Works Cited

• "The History of Welch's." The History of Welch's. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.

• "Thomas Bramwell Welch." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.

• Welch's, . N.p.. Web. 27 Apr 2013. <http://www.welchs.com/about-welchs/history>.

Questions?Questions?Questions?Questions?