National Maple Syrup Day! |
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| Resource: | National Maple Syrup Day! | ||
| Provider: | National Maple Syrup Day | ||
| Summary: | Today is National Maple Syrup Day! I thought it would be fun to learn about maple syrup... | ||
| Description: | Recommended Websites: Read The Legend of Maple Syrup http://www.homefires.com/click?legend North America is the only place where maple syrup is produced. It was originally made by Native Americans. At this website you can read "The Legend of Maple Syrup" online. Watch Videos On How Maple Syrup is Made Part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXeBOl4fXY Part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tidds7_gDM These videos were lovingly made by a family who has been in the maple syrup business for years. Gather your family around the computer, turn on the speakers to hear the music and narration, and enjoy a delightful virtual field trip to a maple sugar tree farm. Make Maple Syrup on Snow http://www.homefires.com/click?sugarsnow This recipe was inspired by a delicious description of sugar-on-snow in the book, Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Maple Math http://www.squidoo.com/maple-math A terrific presentation of a math lesson to discover line symmetry in maple leaves. Maple Syrup Coloring Page http://www.homefires.com/click?color Print and color a picture of tapping the maple trees. These websites are sure to whet your appetite for maple syrup. Have a Maple Syrup Taste Test! Purchase some real maple syrup and compare it to pancake syrup that is typically made from corn syrup and artificial maple flavor. Which do you like best? Have fun! |
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| Contributed by: | Brenda Hammond ©Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved, Homeschool Buyers Co-op |
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| Orientation: | General | ||
| Subjects: | Social Studies | ||
| Teaching Methods: | Online Interactive, Unit Study | ||
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| Ages: | 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Grades: | K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
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| Web Site: | http://www.homefires.com/click?legend | ||
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