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.
water
oil
milk
The sap begins to move up and down the tree in early spring.
True
The maple leaves create _____ that the tree uses to grow and stay strong.
milk
water
sugar
During summer, maple _____ are busy making food for their tree to help it grow and survive.
leaves
branches
trunks
roots
How did people get the maple syrup out of the trees?
...
The big leaves use _____, _____, and _____ to make a special type of food.
air, water, and sunlight
Making maple syrup is a little more complicated than just scooping syrup out of the tree.
True
As the sap boils, a lot of water in the sap ______, or floats away in air as water vapor.
condenses
returns
evaporates
collects
During summer, maple leaves are busy making ______ for their tree to help it grow and survive.
food
Is it a Canadian flag?
No, it's not.
What leaf is on the Canadian flag?
It's the 11-pointed red maple leaf.
What is the sugar-water mixture called?
Syrup
Soft candy
Sap
Juice
What tree is this leaf from?
It's from the maple tree.
Pine sap is actually what people use to make maple syrup.
False (it's Maple sap not Pine sap)
People use a giant pan called an ______ to boil the sap.
witch cauldron
evaporator
bottle
can
When the nights are cold enough that the sap _____ into ice, and the days are warm enough that icy sap ______.
freezes - melts
floats - sinks
melts - freezes
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.)
As the sap runs up and down, it's not the perfect time to collect the sap from the tree trunk.
False (It's the perfect time)
To get the sap out people _____ the tree.
cut down
tap
burn
sink
Whose flag is it?
It's Canada.