Maple in the Classroom creates opportunities to enrich students’ STEM education with lessons about maple syrup production. This fascinating process combines knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, forestry and agriculture to make a sticky, sweet treat.
For students, maple education provides an opportunity to learn practical uses of sciences taught in the classroom, gain hands on experience in- and outside the classroom, investigate a growing West Virginia industry, and spark interest in the world around them through experiential learning.
Maple can be introduced to all grade levels and classes, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Teachers will find the resources needed to create curricula that can integrate maple into many aspects of classroom learning.
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Introducing Maple in the Classroom by Katie Wolpert
“From Fotos’ perspective this program is an exciting way to “mix science, math, and food with being outside in the woods.” Connecting kids with a local individual who harvests a forest product in a non-extractive way is also a very appealing part of Maple in the Classroom to Fotos.” -Katie Wolpert
Maple in the Classroom is implemented by Experience Learning in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and funded through the USDA-AMS-Acer Access grant.