Help your students as they analyze the banana industry, discuss corporate contributions to the industry, explore fair trade bananas, and examine child work conditions on farms and plantations. This social studies inquiry resource will help you guide your students as they research and answer the question: What Is the Real Cost of Bananas? This resource is offered in a money saving BUNDLE that contains all 6 inquiries. You can find the BUNDLE here: NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiries BUNDLE Use a lapbook and powerpoint slides to guide your students through the Compelling Question, the Supporting Questions, and a Summative Performance Task. Use the coordinated worksheets to help students master the content and the vocabulary. What buyers are saying: "I felt this resource made the NYS Inquiry much easier to use and the materials were kid friendly" "Must buy for anyone looking to supplement NYS SS inquiries!" "This is an excellent resource to go along with this inquiry. I was a bit lost as to what to do with the kids as we explored - but this gave me the outline and resources I needed to build a good unit! Thank you so much!" Each inquiry resource will include: • Teacher Directions • Instructions for constructing a lapbook. • All needed pieces and parts for your students to complete each section of the lapbook. • Vocabulary Activities (flapbooks and matching game) • 2-point Written Responses (one per Supporting Question) • 4-point Written Response (for Summative Task) • Rubrics for the written responses • Vocabulary Word Search Worksheet • Vocabulary Matching Worksheet • Vocabulary Challenge Worksheet (context clue passage) • PowerPoint Slides to help guide you and your students through the Inquiry Click the preview to see a detailed description of what's included. This comprehensive resource has everything you need to keep the content organized and your students engaged! NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry Resources: COMPLEX SOCIETIES: What Makes a Complex Society Complex? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: Complex Societies SLAVERY AND SUGAR: How Did Sugar Feed Slavery? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: Slavery and Sugar NEW FRANCE: Did the French Lose Out in North America? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: New France PUERTO RICO: Should Puerto Rico Be a State? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: Puerto Rico DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Why Do Countries Declare Independence? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: Declaration of Independence BANANAS: What Is the Real Cost of Bananas? NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiry: Bananas Visit my blog to take a closer look at how lapbooks are designed! Fourth and Fritcher Lapbooks - The Basics Other NYS Social Studies Lapbooks: NYS Grade K SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 1 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 2 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 4 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 6 SS Inquiries Bundle Here Following is Fun! Be the first to know about store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage. Thanks for stopping by! Nancy