Pancake Breakfast

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to identify maple syrup as one form of sugar/sweetener that is locally available Students will be able to describe the physical change of pancake batter and butter Students will be able to discuss how the we applied principles of the honorable harvest while sugaring ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What food comes from […]

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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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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 Harvest

OBJECTIVE Students will be able to act out an action associated with cranberry farming Students will be able to answer questions about key details from the cranberry harvesting photos Students will know where cranberries grow ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is a native fruit? What tools do farmers use? How has farming changed over time? MATERIALS PROCEDURE […]

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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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