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Gifts from the Tropics
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Introduction
The following is a list of products harvested from the tropics. To provide a connection between themselves and this area of the world, you can send students home with this list and have them check off the items found in their home. The results of the survey can be tallied and posted in the classroom.
Students can select one product and identify its country of origin. Working with a wall map, the class can then pin a label with their product name on the appropriate country.
Another activity is to have children check off how many of these items they have or used over a three-day period.
The Conservatory's economic plant collection includes: allspice, anatto, balsa, banana, cacao, calabash, cardamom, cinnamon, coffee, ginger, guava, lotus, miracle fruit, orchids, palm plants, papaya, patchouli, pineapple, rice, star fruit, taro, timber bamboo, vanilla and ylang-ylang.
Woods
(Furniture, floors, doors, paneling, cabinets, carvings, toys, models)
Balsa
Mahogany
Rosewood
Sandalwood
Teak
Spices and Flavors
Allspice
Black pepper
Cardamom
Cayenne
Chili pepper
Chocolate or cocoa
Cinnamon
Cloves
Ginger
Mace
Nutmeg
Paprika
Turmeric
Vanilla
More Food
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Coconut
Cola
Corn
Macadamia nuts
Peanuts
Rice
Sesame seeds
Sugar
Tapioca
Tea
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Canes and Fibers
Bamboo (cane furniture, crafts)
Jute (rope, twine, burlap)
Kapok (insulation, stuffing)
Ramie (clothing)
Rattan (furniture, wicker, cane chairs)
Houseplants
African violets
Begonias
Bromeliads
Christmas cactus
Croton
Dracaena
Fiddle leaf fig
Orchids
Philodendron
Prayer plant
Rubber plant
Snake plant (Sansevieria)
Spathe plant
Umbrella tree (Schefflera)
Oils
Bay (bay rum lotion)
Camphor (insect repellent, lotion)
Coconut (baked goods, lotion, soap)
Lime ( food, candles, soap, bath oil)
Palm (snack foods, baked goods)
Patchouli (perfume, soap)
Rosewood (perfume)
Sandalwood (soap, candles, perfume)
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Fruits and Vegetables
Avocado
Banana
Grapefruit
Guava
Hearts of palm
Lemon
Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaya
Passion fruit
Pepper
Pineapple
Plantain
Potato
Sweet potato
Tangerine
Tomato
Yam
Gums and Resins
Chicle (chewing gum)
Copal (varnish, printing ink)
Rubber (balloons, erasers, foam rubber, balls, rubber bands, gloves, hoses, shoes, tires)
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