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Activity 2 has been revised. The updated text and activity pages are in the following PDF. (This update applies to customers who have a hard-copy curriculum unit with a print date of February 2021 or earlier.)

• file: L7, A2 updates.pdf

Wisconsin man taps 400+ trees and makes maple syrup. Includes info on old tools and materials as well as more modern techniques. Also mentions nature clues he uses to know when it's the right time to tap the trees.

• link: https://youtu.be/27YofsHxW58

Here is another post from Soulemama that focuses on the boiling down and the community that is involved. My daughter really enjoyed these posts.

• link: http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2011/03/sap.html

This is a sweet article about a modern day family tapping trees on their land from one of my favorite bloggers/writers:) lots of nice pictures and information

• link: http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2013/02/its-time.html

Here is a link to a recipe for some allergy free bars that was created by one of our families in Alaska.

• link: http://www.allergyfreealaska.com/2013/03/06/grab-go-oatmeal-breakfast-bars/

Our family tapped the two sugar maples in our yard last winter and made maple syrup from the sap. It was really fun, the syrup was better than any we'd ever tasted, and we felt a little bit like pioneers :) In researching how to do it, I came across a good little book called "Sugartime: The Hidden Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup With a Primer for the Novice Sugarer" by Susan Hauser. She discusses how Native Americans sugared and the importance of the maple tree to them. It is fascinating.