E09 The One with the Nightshades

Deadly nightshades. In the Kitchen. Will Maddy make it out alive?

It seems like familiar foods have always been around, right? It might surprise students to learn that, in the scheme of things, some foods are remarkably recent inventions. Others – the world travellers – have come a long way and look very different to the way they did originally. In this clip, Maddy learns how nightshades made their way around the world, from tomatoes to tomatillos. This clip is also great for Music and/or English lessons around poems, rhythms and beats.

Lesson Plans

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Free Australian Curriculum-aligned lesson plans, springboards and activities for Yr 3-6.

E09 The One with the Nightshades

Yr Level

Learning Area

Curriculum Code
It’s a Wrap!
5 6
English The Arts - Music
ACELT1611 ACELY1704 ACELT1617 ACELT1618
Take Me with You
4 5 6
Science Technologies Humanities and Social Sciences
ACSSU043 ACSHE083 ACSHE100 ACTDEK012 ACTDEK021 ACHASSK087 ACHASSK088 ACHASSK137
Transcript The One with the Nightshades
5 6
English The Arts
ACELT1611 ACELY1704 ACELT1617 ACELT1618
E09 The One with the Nightshades
It’s a Wrap!
Yr Level
5 6
Learning Area
English The Arts - Music
Curriculum Code
ACELT1611 ACELY1704 ACELT1617 ACELT1618
Take Me with You
Yr Level
4 5 6
Learning Area
Science Technologies Humanities and Social Sciences
Curriculum Code
ACSSU043 ACSHE083 ACSHE100 ACTDEK012 ACTDEK021 ACHASSK087 ACHASSK088 ACHASSK137
Transcript The One with the Nightshades
Yr Level
5 6
Learning Area
English The Arts
Curriculum Code
ACELT1611 ACELY1704 ACELT1617 ACELT1618

Factastical #7

Eggplants are technically berries, not vegetables. The brighter their little green cap, the fresher the eggplant.