Maple Sugaring School Program

Date: February 21, 2020
Time: 8:45-10:00 am
School: Columbia Lower Elementary School; 1st grade

Maple Sugaring school program is designed to allow students a first hand experience in the delicious tradition of maple sugaring. Students will learn basic concepts of maple sugaring, investigate tree characteristics, winter tree ID, how sap flows, taste sap from a maple tree, and see the maple syrup-making process itself at our historic sugar shack. Several outdoor stations and a couple indoor stations allows students a chance to warm up on cold days. Dress for the weather!

Supports new STEM Standards: K.LS1.C  K.ESS3.A  K.ETS1.A  2.LS2.1  2.LS2.2  5.LS1.C  5.LS2.A.  Program aligns to Michigan Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM