Teacher Resources
Maple sugaring presents ample opportunities for interdisciplinary and experiential learning. The process of making syrup is rich in science, math, history, poetry, story, and community. Sugaring is an irresistible enterprise that requires collaboration and hands-on work in the natural world. We are dedicated to working with teachers and students to merge classroom curriculum with visits to the sugarbush. Please reach out to us as you design your unit of study. Learn about field trips and educator events that we offer. We have also developed a bibliography to assist you, and we are eager to collaborate in further developing our learning resources. In the meantime, we have provided a preliminary list of topics to pursue.
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Science of Sugaring
Atmospheric pressure
Boiling point
Density
Evaporation
Enzymes
Fungi
Hormones
Minerals
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
Sap flow
Seasons
Sugars
Surface tension
Temperature
Tree anatomy
Vacuum
Math of Sugaring
Liquid measure
Percentages
Rate
Ratios
Surface area
Slope
Altimeters
Circumference
History of Sugaring
Indigenous sugaring
Colonial sugaring
Civil War sugaring
Modern sugaring
Bigleaf Maple sugaring
Sugaring communities
Stories of Sugaring
Abnaki
Anishinaabe
Iroquois
Potawatomi
Poetry of Sugaring
Evening in a Sugar Orchard by Robert Frost
Maple Shoot in a Pumpkin Patch by Kristine O’Connell George
Maples by Mary Oliver
Sugar on Snow by David Yezzi