See photos and illustrations of some breeds on the Turkey Breeds site from the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science. Domesticated turkeys are related to Mexican turkeys. Spanish Conquistadors took Mexican turkeys to Europe in the 16th century. Turkeys were raised in Europe before the Pilgrims left there. In this country, the average person in the United States eats almost 19 pounds of turkey each year.
Many people eat turkey leftovers.
Ask students to list as many ways as they can think of to use turkey the day after. Make turkeys for holiday centerpieces, gifts, or greeting cards. Pine cone turkeys. See directions for making a pine cone turkey on the Craft Exchange Web page. Paper bag turkeys.