Jan 21-Feb 25, 2026
Maple sugaring is the tradition of making maple syrup from the sap gathered from maple trees in late winter. Many animals and people benefit by using the sap of maple trees. Plan to visit our sugar bush and our working evaporator at Greenacres as you use your senses to discover how maple sap is turned into syrup. (Jan 21-Feb 26, 2026)
Ohio Science Standards:
- SIPA Grade K-2: Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
- LS Grade K: Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
- LS Grade K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
- ESS Grade 1: Weather changes are long-term and short-term.
- ESS Grade 1: The sun is the principal source of energy.
- ESS Grade 1: Water on Earth is present in many forms.
- LS Grade 1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.
- LS Grade 1: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.
- ESS Grade 2: Long and short term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
- LS Grade 2: Living things cause changes on earth.
- LS Grade 3: Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and or reproducing.
NGSS Standards:
- K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
- 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
- 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
- 3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment
Vocabulary:
spiles, sap, gallons, sugar shack, sugar bush, evaporation, tap, sapsucker
Video Introduction: CLICK HERE for Maple video with a Greenacres educator