Tapping A Maple Tree

OBJECTIVE Students will tap a maple tree with adult support Students will be able to identify how many taps to place on a maple tree by measuring its circumference Students will estimate when the sap will run based on weather temperatures ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What food comes from trees? How do you make maple syrup? MATERIALS […]

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Maple Sugaring Introduction

OBJECTIVE Students will know we get maple syrup from maple trees Students will be able to identify red maples, Norway maples and sugar maples ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What food comes from trees?  How do you make maple syrup? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Ask students, “What do you like to eat with maple syrup?” Then ask, “Do you […]

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Growing Microgreens

OBJECTIVE Students will be able identify what plants need to grow Students will grow Microgreens ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What do plants need to grow? What kind of farms are there? What plants do we eat? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: Each group will be able to plant their microgreens in the place that they think will grow the […]

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Pest and Pollinator Game

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to name common garden pests Students will be able to name common pollinators Students will be able to name characteristics of insects ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Why is it beneficial to have pollinators in a garden/on a farm? How can the practices a farmer uses help or hurt insects on their farm? […]

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Cranberry Building

OBJECTIVE Students will observe how cranberries bounce and feel Students will have fun playing with cranberries ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native fruit? How do different plant characteristics help them survive? How do the foods that grow in a region impact the people and environment in that area? MATERIALS PROCEDURE Introduction: You can start this […]

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Cranberry Bog Game

OBJECTIVE Students will act out cranberries bouncing, getting harvested and growing in a bog Students will be able to use vocabulary words associated with cranberries including: bog, harvest, wet harvest, dry harvest, sorting machine, and hopper ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native plant? How do different plants characteristics help them survive? How do the foods […]

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