My original query:
I am doing a lesson (actually to leave for a sub) relating to Valentine's Day,
specifically chocolate. Students will read about how chocolate is made and watch a
video on how chocolate bars are made, and be exposed to some fiction stories that
relate to chocolate. I would like to share with them some interesting facts about
chocolate related to Valentine's Day. For example: How many pounds of chocolate
did Americans purchase/consume last year for VD? Which state produces the most
chocolate candy? and so forth. I'd appreciate any help in finding a website that
includes this information. My searches haven't given me much to go on.
I tried to thank everyone. If I missed you, I apologize.
Responses:
Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert Burleigh is very good
http://ezinearticles.com/?Interesting-Chocolate-Statistics&id=32090
http://www.hersheys.com/
http://www.hersheys.com/discover/chocolate.asp
http://www.thehersheycompany.com/
http://www.hersheypa.com/
http://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/chocolate-trivia.php
http://www.facts-about-chocolate.com/
http://www.creativechocolates.com/choc_info_index.html
http://allwomenstalk.com/10-things-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-about-chocolate/
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/3-24-2005-67582.asp
http://www.geocities.com/chocolatecorner/fun.html
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/chocolate/ virtual tour of a factory
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010968.html
Thanks for reminding me! If you go to http://www.census.gov and click on Facts for
Features, the Census Department has all those statistics in one place for you!
I just printed out my copy to use for display.
http://www.theromantic.com/valentinesday/trivia.htm
Chocolate, flowers and cards still reign as the most popular Valentine's
Day gifts. Chocolate is probably the most popular. The National
Confectioners Association says over $1 billion chocolate and sweets are
sold each Valentine's Day. Men, on average, spend about $85 more then
women on their Valentine's Day gifts.
Source: Daily Nebraskan
<http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/02/13/402c5ba4b9b41>,
Zwire.com
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1630&dept_id=7736&newsid=10955510&PAG=461&rfi=9>,
Register Citizen
<http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10968667&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=12530&rfi=6>
Related Links: Chocolate Retailers
<http://www.shoppersshop.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?storesearch=chocolate>Flowers
Retailers
<http://www.shoppersshop.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?storesearch=flowers>,
Gifts Center <http://www.shoppersshop.com/gifts/>
from http://www.shoppingblog.com/valentinesdayshopping/
http://valentinesdaygiftonline.com/giving-chocolate-for-valentines-day/
<http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.shoppingblog.com/cgi-bin/sblog.pl?sblog=779250301>
Or how about knowing that Robert Kimmel Smith and James Howe are both
lovers of chocolate. AND that chocolate if given to dogs (and
rabbits) is very harmful -- a fact that Howe uses in his Bunnicula
books.
And for sure don't miss the The Chocolate Touch.
Pennsylvania is home to both Nestles and Hershey's chocolate so I
would bet they produce the most chocolate hands down. However, just
recently Hershey took many of the production of their chocolate to
Mexico so who really knows. :>) The people in Hershey PA were very
upset with the loss of jobs etc.
http://chocobay.com/2006/08/26/interesting-chocolate-facts-and-trivia/
http://www.chocolatecreation.co.uk/trivia.htm#Facts
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/carlson/mmc5015/homepages/f98/wolfe/trivia.htm
In case you still need these:
http://www.chocolatesource.com/about/index.asp (click on trivia)
http://www.godiva.com/recipes/chocolate_trivia.aspx
http://www.brownielocks.com/chocolate.html
http://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/chocolate-trivia.php
http://www.hersheys.com/valentines/funstuff/funfacts.asp
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_16220.html
Anne M. Timbs
Library Media Specialist
Roan Creek Elementary
Mountain City, TN
timbsa@k12tn.net
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