Virtual Field Trip: The Bake House

At the Bake House at Fort Vancouver, bakers made bread for people who lived inside the fort. They also made sea biscuits for fur trappers going out on fur brigades and sailors who visited the fort on ships. Watch this video to learn more!

 

Duration:

2 minutes, 43 seconds

Learn about the Bake House at Fort Vancouver, where bakers made bread and sea biscuits for the people who lived and visited the fort.

 

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Video Discussion Question

How do you get your food today? How many people do you think contribute to the food you eat, as it is grown, harvested, packed, and prepared?

Consider:

• What are the ingredients in the foods you like? What steps did those ingredients go through in order to make it to you?
• What is different about the way that people at Fort Vancouver got their food, and the way we get food today? Is anything the same or similar?

 

Activity: Bake House Math

Believe it or not, the bakers at Fort Vancouver had to do a lot of math! Math helped them to know how many ingredients and how much time they would need to complete the orders they received. To learn more about how the bakers used math, your teacher may give you this fun activity.

 

Activity: Read & Explore!

Read this article about James Sangster, a ship's boy who worked on the ships that came and from Fort Vancouver.

• James Sangster

 

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