Grade 3 Science

Information

Science

Maple Sugar Tree Tapping

April 20, 2021.

10 days

Objectives

Understanding Life Systems

Relating Science & Tech to Society and the Environment
1.1 1.2

Developing Investigation & Communication Skills
2.4 2.6 2.7

Understanding Basic Concepts
3.2 3.5 3.8

Activities

Worksheets

- Group activity: What Environmental Threat?

- KWL Chart
- Ceremonial speech of thanks
- Illustrated Journal outline
- Parts of the tree
- Steps of tapping trees
- Scientific Method

Group

Create group murals displaying Ogwehonwe uses of Maple Trees.

1. Skits: A Day in the Life Without Maple Trees
2. Unit trip to a local Maple tree syrup forest.

Plenary

Prior knowledge and cultural connections
- Cultural Significance
- Cultural Uses
- Methods
- Health benefits
- Ceremonial speech of thanks

Connect Objectives to Ogwehonwe Culture & Values
- Tree tapping methodologies

Cayuga Language Activities
- Maple Thanksgiving Speech
- Cayuga language "Maple Trees" wordsearch
- Cayuga Language Tree Parts diagram
- Cayuga Language "Environmental Threats"
- Cayuga Language "Steps to Tapping a Maple Tree"
- Scientific methodologies
- Tool Names using Cayuga language
- Cultural importance of Maple Syrup

Resources

Materials

1. Swe'ge:ha haditsehsdo:da YouTube Video
2. Tapping a Maple Tree YouTube Video
3. Instructional Tapping Maple video by Cayuga
language longhouse speaker of Six Nations

1. Story Circle Three. Izatt, Margaret Ray. - Read & Listen
2. Ziis-Baak-Daa-Keng Maple Syrup Harvesting. Pitawanakwat, Lucy Ida. - Bilingual, true account.

Mind maps
KWL charts
Science Journal (Illustrated)
Parts of the Tree
When do we tap the trees?

Main topic

Discussion

Each student builds KWL charts.

Establish a tree tapping instructional anchor chart.

Display unit goals and expectations anchor
chart in the classroom upon discussion

Homework Feedback

Assesment

Review
- Scientific method
- Process step by step.
- Tree Parts in Cayuga language
- Tool names in Cayuga language
- Cultural importance

Revisit
- Health benefits
- Ceremonial relevance as Ogwehonwe people
- Life without Maple trees
- Terminology

1. Exit Cards
2. Presentations
3. Illustrated Journal
4. Writing "Environmental Threats"
5. Writing "How Ogwehonwe Use Maple Trees"
6. Group mural and presentation
7. Scientific Method process comprehension
8. Comic Strip media creation
9. Proper terminology
10. Rubrics

Students will discover their personal knowledge as they relate
the text to the world and themselves. As a class we will establish connections between their comprehension of the topics which will assist in addressing each student's needs.