Curated OER
Maple Syrup Production
Students examine the steps of maple sugar production and the labor and effort involved from the tree to the final product. They participate in a taste test game, and if they have access to maple trees, make their own syrup and sugar.
Other
Stephen Foster Austin State University: Sfa Mast Arboretum
This resource contains a number of different categories with information about the Stephen Foster Arboretum.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Wisconsin's Champion Trees
Environmental Education for Kids offers step-by-step procedures to measure trees. Designed for Wisconsin's Champion Trees, these guidelines can be adopted for use in any state or area.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Maple Syrup Time Activities
These hands-on activities teach students about the many uses of maple trees.
Read Works
Read Works: Quebec's Sugar Season
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how people in Quebec, Canada celebrate the time when sap flows from the maple trees. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Ohio Public Library: What Tree Is It?
An online resource for tree identification by common name, scientific name, leaf, or fruit.
Other
Maine Maple Producers Association
An excellent resource for learning about how the sap is extracted from a maple tree and made into syrup, about the different types of maple syrup, the history of maple syrup, how to store it, and recipes for using maple syrup.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Tree Trivia! Can You Pass This Test?
This site provides a fun and challenging trivia quiz. Will test your knowledge of trees. Grades 4-8.