How did people get the maple syrup out of the trees?
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Making maple syrup is a little more complicated than just scooping syrup out of the tree.
True
What tree is this leaf from?
It's from the maple tree.
What leaf is on the Canadian flag?
It's the 11-pointed red maple leaf.
Is it a Canadian flag?
No, it's not.
Whose flag is it?
It's Canada.
During summer, maple _____ are busy making food for their tree to help it grow and survive.
roots
trunks
leaves
branches
During summer, maple leaves are busy making ______ for their tree to help it grow and survive.
food
The big leaves use _____, _____, and _____ to make a special type of food.
air, water, and sunlight
The maple leaves create _____ that the tree uses to grow and stay strong.
sugar
water
milk
To help the sugar move around to different parts of the tree, the sugar is mixed up with a bunch of _____ so it can flow easily through different parts of the tree.
oil
milk
water
What is the sugar-water mixture called?
Sap
Soft candy
Syrup
Juice
Pine sap is actually what people use to make maple syrup.
False (it's Maple sap not Pine sap)
We can get the sap out of the maple trees any time of the year.
False (Because the sap is stored inside the tree, we have wait until the sap is running to pull it out of the tree's trunk.)
The sap begins to move up and down the tree in early spring.
True
When the nights are cold enough that the sap _____ into ice, and the days are warm enough that icy sap ______.
freezes - melts
melts - freezes
floats - sinks
