Virtual Field Trip to Brazilian Sugar Factory!

July 22nd, 2005 by ClickSchooling Leave a reply »

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Virtual Field Trip to Brazilian Sugar Factory

At today’s website you take a virtual trip to Brazil to see how sugar is manufactured from sugar cane. When you get to the site you will see an introduction and meet your “host” who narrates this experience through text and photographs. You get a bird’s-eye-view of what it would be like to be a tourist and fly to Brazil to see the sugar cane plantations and tour the sugar mill. From a view of sugary products for sale at the airport, to your host’s impression of the landscape and people of Brazil, to visiting the sugar cane plantations and the sugar manufacturing plant — this is a very complete and in-depth look at how sugar is made from cane. Simply follow the instructions and click on the “next” arrows on each page to take the entire tour.

Do allow about 20 minutes to read all of the text and view the photographs. There are also links within the text that lead you to glossaries and additional information that will require more time to explore. When you have completed the tour, return to the landing page to check out the menu that offers information on the use of sugar not only for food, but for fuel and medicinal purposes. Learn about its nutritive value and the science associated with it.

You must be a skilled reader to navigate and experience this site independently. Parents of young children may want to preview the site, read the information, and then invite the kids to see the pictures of the process while paraphrasing the text for them.

The only drawback to this virtual tour is that it is laced with a few “Google Ads” — so you may be tempted to click on the bold links that separate some of the text thinking that they are part of the presentation. They are not. Just a “heads up” for you. :)

A fun way to extend the learning with this virtual field trip would be to purchase some sugar cane from the produce department of your grocery store. Some stores do sell it as a specialty item. It’s an interesting experience to gnaw on a piece of real sugar cane that kids are sure to enjoy! :)

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