Part of Lesson Plan: An Introduction to Herbs

Activity Overview / Details

Have students get out their herb note sheet.  A variety of books/resources are available on front table.  A variety of fresh (and dried) herbs on the supply table.  Each herb is labeled with its name.  Students are to select nine of the herbs from the table and tape them down to their chart.  I usually bring in a few rolls of packing tape as the width works very well for this project.  Using their notes and other classroom resources (books, computer, charts), they are to record information about the chosen herbs.  The completed chart will be put into a plastic sheet protector and stored in their notebook.  This activity usually takes one class period. 

I follow the activity up with a lab in which each group adds a different herb to a basic dinner roll.  Students can then taste how different herbs change the flavor of a like product.