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Teaching We All Scream for Ice Cream

We All Scream for Ice Cream

On hot summer days, kids come running to the sound of bells or music ringing from a slow, square truck. Everyone knows what that means: Ice cream! But how did ice cream take to the streets? In 1776, the American colonies broke away from Britain and...

Jennifer Sneed
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How has ice cream changed over the years?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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