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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that maple syrup is the end product of a long sap harvesting process. The students will listen to stories, look at pictures and and compare products in order to learn more about the process and products of maple syrup.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Pre Activity: The teacher will read a book like Anytime Mapleson and the Hungry Bears by Mordicai Gerstein.
Step 2.
The class will create a K-W-L (What the students Know, Want to learn, and Learned)chart about their knowledge of maple syrup.
Step 3.
The class will view and discuss pictures from the American Centuries Digital Library. The teacher will lead class in a discussion of how the objects were used or what the picture is depicting.
Step 4.
Read a book or description of boiling sap. Chapter 5 of Maple Harvest by Elizabeth Gemming gives wonderful information on this process. The class will then discuss the way in which sap is boiled down.
Step 5.
The class will use a graphic organizer depicting the timeline from sap to maple sugar.
Step 6.
The students will write a 3-5 sentence report on the process of making maple syrup.
Step 7.
Post Activity: Class will sample different grades of maple syrup and create a list comparing their differences and similarites.
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