4th Grade Worksheets - NYS Maple

Maple VocabularyNameMaple syrup is an annual crop. It is made each year. The sugar content ofsap is about 2% so it takes considerable effort and energy to concentratethe sap into the attractive sweet maple syrup. It is essential that a vastamount of water be removed from the sap to increase the sugar contentto 66%. The common practice is to boil the water out of the sap in ashallow pan with lots of surface area exposed to the fire. A benefit of thisboiling is that it helps create the color and flavor of maple syrup. Formany families it is a tradition to tour a local sugarhouse each springduring the maple season.Unscramble the words below shown in bold above then useThe second box to put them in alphabetical order.1. asincree2. tibneef3. tranocentce4. crapteci5. tasv6. tecnonc7. civtaettra8. naulan9. wallsho10. rout11. tassileen12. bradeblocsni13. tearec14. racefus15. drattinoi1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

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WorksheetA typical sugar maple tree will beginproducing seed when it is 30 years oldor more. Seed develops from mapleflowers that bloom in spring. The seedmatures through the summer and fallsto the ground in September andOctober. The seed lays dormant in thesoil until spring when it grows into aseedling. In the first couple years itgrows a single stem called a whip. Oncethe whip begins to develop sidetranches it becomes known as a sapling.The sapling gradually grows into amature seed bearing tree that can betapped for maple sapQuestions from the story and picture:From the descriptions given above fill in the blanks in the life cycle chartwith the correct titles:Seed, Seedling, Whip, Sapling, Mature Tree

WorksheetThe leaf of a maple tree produces thesugar that makes maple syrup sweet. Amaple leaf is made up of severalimportant parts. The leaf blade is thebroad portion of the leaf which providesthe surface for photosynthesis. The bladeis made up of 3 or 5 lobes. A sinus is thevalley between lobes. The Margin is theouter edge of the leaf blade. The petioleattaches the leaf blade to the tree andextends into the midrib. The midrib andveins provide structure to the leaf blade.They also send sugar back to the tree andreceive water and minerals from the treethrough the petiole.Questions from the story and picture:1. Sugar is made in the leaf .2. The outer edge of the leaf is called the .3. The petiole, midrib and veins conduct , water and between the leafand the tree

At the end of November in 1790, while inthe city of Philadelphia, ThomasJefferson purchased a fifty pound bag ofpure maple sugar. The sugar was to beused to sweeten tea, a very commonbeverage in that time. He did not wantto purchase white sugar as it had to bebought from the British who wereproducing it with slave labor. A gallon ofmaple syrup can make about 8 pounds ofmaple sugar so a 50 pound bag of maplesugar would have been made from over6 gallons of maple syrup.Questions from the story and picture:1. What year did Thomas Jefferson purchase the bag of maple sugar?2. In what city did Thomas Jefferson purchase the bag of maple sugar?3. In what beverage did Thomas Jefferson plan to use the maple sugar?4. 50 pounds of maple sugar would be made from about gallons of maple syrup.

Once a maple tree is mature, 30 years ormore old, it produces some seeds eachyear. However the number of seedsproduced in a year changes dramaticallydepending on the weather and climate.Thomas Jefferson obtained some sugarmaple seeds around 1790 and had themsent to his farm called Monticellolocated in Charlottesville Virginia. Heattempted to start a sugar mapleplantation by having the seeds plantedon this farm but the planting was acomplete failure. None of the seedsgrew into trees.Questions from the story and picture:1. In what state was Thomas Jefferson’s farm?2. Maple trees always produce the same number of seeds. True or False3. Thomas Jefferson sent the seeds to his farm to start a maple

Thomas Jefferson was so excited aboutthe idea of producing sugar from mapletrees that he sent letters to many otherimportant people about this idea. Lettersabout maple sugar were written toGeorge Washington, the first U.S.President, James Madison, the fourth U.S.president, Thomas Mann Randolph,Congressman and Governor of Virginia,and Dr. Benjamin Rush, a fellow signer ofthe Declaration of Independence. Do tolimitations of the time Jefferson could nottalk on the phone about it, go on TV or onthe radio or internet about it he couldonly write letters or talk face to face.Questions from the story and picture:1. What was Thomas Jefferson so excited about that he would write letters to suchimportant people?2. List one kind of communication that could not use to promote maple sugar.3. List one kind of communication that Jefferson could not use.

One of the main uses for sugar in the1790’s was to sweeten tea which was avery common beverage at that time. Toprove that maple sugar could be used tosweeten tea just as well as cane sugar a“scientific tea party” was held by ThomasJefferson's friends Dr. Benjamin Rush andAlexander Hamilton with the aid of“several ladies”. Each sipped cups ofhyson tea sweetened with equalamounts of cane and maple sugar. Allagreed the sugar from the maple was assweet as cane sugarQuestions from the story and picture:1. In this story maple sugar was being compared with sugar.2. What was a very common beverage in the 1790’s?3. Jefferson’s friends were Dr. Benjamin Rush and .4. Maple sugar was just as sweet cane sugar in the tea party test. True or False

When planting sugar maple seeds failed atThomas Jefferson’s farm Monticello, hetried planting sapling sugar maple trees. In1791 sixty sugar maple trees were orderedfrom a nursery on Long Island and plantedin November. This planting also completelyfailed. In 1792 eighty more were plantedbut only eight survived into 1794. A coupleof these survived for many years. Thoughsugar maple is an ideal tree for producingmaple sugar, other species of mapleswould probably have grown better in theclimate at Monticello. Most species ofmaple can be used to produce sugar.Questions from the story and picture:1. Monticello was a great place to grow sugar maple trees. True or False2. How many sugar maple trees lived from the 1791 planting?3. Sugar maple trees are the best to plant no matter what the climate. True or False

Maple Math LinksNameAdd your way to lots of maple information on the internetFind a sugarbush open on maple weekend.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 . 13 14 151841. 8033222. 1446583. 6125349. 18978610. 38081212311. 599 12. 456M. 987 P. 1270 D. 1150 K. 723 E. 1166 O. 885L. 372 C. 1064 A. 466 W. 1863 N. 1411 D. 5791092524. 263 5. 914A maple science website.9886. 87565613. 4086047. 56246914. 4166998. 46712315. 864M. 987 P. 1270 E. 1166 O. 885L. 372 C. 1064 A. 466 N. 1411 R. 11101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 . 13 14 155781. 4861189. 3484372. 44829710. 9733333. 77711411. 2585604. 85166512. 5018135. 3531012376. 271 7. 13538829513. 676 14. 5904168. 57154315. 444

Maple Regions of New York StateNameMaple producers in New York State havecome together to form the New YorkState Maple Producers Association. Aproducer association is an organization ofpersons having a common interest, in thiscase the production and sales of maplesyrup and related maple products. ThisAssociation is broken in to seven subregions as represented in the map to theright. Maple producers who aremembers of the association get togetherin their regions on a regular basis forproviding education, marketingopportunities and sharing experience.In which county do you live?In which of the seven regions do you live?What region is the furthest from where you live?Which of the seven regions do you think has the most people living in it?Which of the seven regions has the least number of counties in it?How many counties are in the maple region where you live?

Maple Math – Hundredths PlaceNameWhat uses the space inthe maple sugarhouse?The sugarhouse floor planis divided into 100 equalsquares. Determine howmuch of the sugarhousespace is used by thedifferent items.Save for last:How much of the space is empty?/100 or as a decimalEvaporator has squares, this represents/100 or as a decimal*Finishing pan has squares, this represents/100 or as a decimalSales display has squares, this represents/100 or as a decimal****xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*Wood pile has squares, this represents/100 or as a decimalCounter and sinks has squares, this represents/100 or as a decimal

Maple Spelling WordsSay the wordNameWrite the word1. Season2. Annual3. People4. Bucket5. Chimney6. Icicle7. Income8. Freeze9. Kitchen10. Inches11. Month12. Cream13. Visitor14. Dollar15. OrderUse the word.Maple syrup is made during one season each year it is an annual crop.People can order maple products on line.Maple sap is collected from the tree with tubing or a bucket.The smoke made when cooking maple syrup goes up the chimney.On a cold morning you can see an icicle hanging from a maple spout.Maple syrup is sold so farmers can have some income.Sap will only run after a freeze in the sugarbush.Maple sugar, candy and cream are often made in the kitchen.The tap hole, a hole drilled in the tree to collect sap is 1.5 inches deep.The maple season usually starts in the month of February or March.Maple cream is made by cooking syrup more, cooling it, then stirring.A visitor to a maple sugarhouse can see maple sap made into syrup.A dollar can buy some great tasting maple sugar candyPeople can order maple products on line.

Maple Syrup MeasuringConvert the measuring units as indicatedOne barrel of maplesyrup holds 40 gallonsOne gallon of syrupweighs 11 poundsNameOne barrel of maple syrup weighs poundsTwo barrels of maple syrup weighs poundsFive barrels of maple syrup weighs poundsTen barrels of maple syrup weighs poundsTwo gallons of maple syrup weighs poundsSix gallons of maple syrup weighs poundsNine gallons of maple syrup weighs poundsTwo quarts of maple syrup weighs poundsOne quart of maple syrup weighs poundsSix quarts of maple syrup weighs poundsThirty two quarts of maple syrup gallonsThree gallons of maple syrup quartsTwelve gallons of maple syrup quartsTwelve quarts of maple syrup gallonsOne barrel of maple syrup quartsIf one pound of maple syrup is worth 3 then onebarrel of maple syrup would have a value of

Maple Math – Maple Leaf Maple SyrupBottle Ordering DecimalsNamePlace in order the decimal numbers on the maple leaf maple syrup bottles from the largest to smallest,then use the letters to answer the questions below.TMML.745.945.945.786.879AEE.94.000.217Maple syrup can only be made from aRE.445.870P.888

Nov 04, 2017 · 4. 50 pounds of maple sugar would be made from about _ gallons of maple syrup. Once a maple tree is mature, 30 years or more old, it produces some seeds each year. However the number of seeds produced in a year changes dramatically depending on the weather and climate.