My students are curious learners, constantly asking questions, digging deeper, and trying to understand the world around them. They seek meaning rather than just comprehension, and are willing to do the work to get there. As an environmentally focused school, my students are also always on the lookout for better ways to keep our planet and ourselves healthier.
These are kids who care; they care about the world around them and how their actions impact more than just themselves.
When an answer isn't simple or straight-forward, we learn how to use science in order to gather information and make positive changes for our school, community, and the environment.
My Project
Sugaring, syruping, and tapping are all terms to describe the process of creating real, authentic maple syrup. This isn't the same as grabbing just any bottle at the store to top your pancakes with. The art and science of tapping maple trees with a bit-and-brace drill, collecting sap with buckets and spiles, and boiling it down into syrup or sugar is a tradition that can be traced back hundreds of years, but it still holds value for our modern day world, and our modern day classroom. It's by exploring tools and values of the past, that we can help equip our students for 21st century learning.
Collecting maple sap to make syrup is the perfect project to bring the classroom to the great outdoors.
The educational opportunities in this project include topics of weather observation and prediction, the water cycle, conduction, convection, pressure differences, ratios (sap to syrup), measurements, conversions, species identification... and the list goes on and on. Not only would our students be delving into these subjects, but they would be learning them in a real-world and hands-on way that is guaranteed to hold their interest, and spark wonder and excitement. What could be more amazing than tasty treats from a tree!
In order for this project to be an ongoing success, we need supplies to create an evaporator, a device used to boil sap into syrup, as well as supplies to accurately measure the sugar concentration of the syrup, heat-safe storage containers, and filtration supplies.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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TK43283943T 6-38 x 10-38 x 6 4.5 Qt. Stainless Steel Steam Table Pan
• Grainger
$52.50
3
$157.50
MirOil 30L 6 Gallon Oil Disposal Caddy with Lid Lock, Safe Storage & Transport of Up to 6 Gal of Polishing/Frying Oil, Utility Pail with Heat Shield Fitted Handle, Food Compatible Interior Coating
• Amazon Business
$115.00
1
$115.00
Maple Syrup Hydrometer Density Meter for Sugar and Moisture Content Measurement for Consistently Delicious Pure Syrup – Made in America - BRIX & Baume Scales - Easy Read Red Line Calibrated
• Amazon Business
$26.45
1
$26.45
Hydrometer Test Cup by Tap My Trees
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Maple Syrup Orlon Filter Cone - 8-quart Synthetic Polyester by Liberty
• Amazon Business
$23.75
1
$23.75
TBWHL Spider Strainer Skimmer Ladle,304 Stainless Steel，7.1 Inch
• Amazon Business
$9.98
1
$9.98
Materials cost
$357.67
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$393.04
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$69.36
Total project goal
$462.40
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$462.40
1 Donor
-$462.40
Donations toward project cost
-$393.04
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Stephanie and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
