January 29 – February 23
Maple sugaring is the tradition of making maple syrup from sap gathered from maple trees in late winter/early spring. Many animals (and people) are benefited by using the sap of the maple trees. Plan to visit our sugar bush at Greenacres as you experience with your senses how maple sap is turned into syrup. (January 29 – February 23, 2024)
Ohio Science Standards:
- SIPA Grade K-2: Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
- SWK Grade 3-5: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
- SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
- 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 changes 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.
- LS Grade 4: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful.
- SS Grade 4: Geography- The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio.
- LS Grade 5: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem. All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.
- SS Grade 5: History- Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had developed unique governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices.
- SS Grade 6: Economics- When selecting items to buy, individuals can weigh costs and benefits and compare the price and quality of available goods and services.
- LS Grade 7: Energy flows and matter is transferred continuously from one organism to another and between organisms and their physical environments.
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.
Ohio Social Studies Standards:
- SS Grade 4: Geography- The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio.
- SS Grade 5: History- Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had developed unique governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices.
- SS Grade 6: Economics- When selecting items to buy, individuals can weigh costs and benefits and compare the price and quality of available goods and services.
Vocabulary: Spiles, sap, Gallons, Sugar Shack, Sugar Bush, Evaporation, Tap, Sapsucker
Video Introduction: CLICK HERE for Maple video with a Greenacres educator