Trip to the apple orchards

Heeju Park

Before we go on our trip...

What do you know about apples?

Hi! What do you know about me?

Let’s explore our nearby marketplace!

Let’s look at our local marketplace and see what we notice.

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I noticed that there are many different types of apples.

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Red apples, green apples, red-green apples.

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Do these apples all have different names?

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How did they become to be these different colors?

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Wow these red apples are so bright. Oh this one is kind of pink.

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I wonder how they came to be where they are right now!

Read Aloud - How Do Apples grow?

By: Jill Mcdonald (Non-fiction book)

Little Science + Song activity- Sing along or make this apple cut out with construction paper or scissors. If not, you can draw it out and label!

Are we ready to go on our trip?

I’m Feeling a bit carsick...

We arrived!

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How might the bus sound like?

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Let’s use our voices to make the sound.

time to get on the wagon ride!

What do seeds need to become a tree and buds and flowers? What did we learn from the read aloud? Connect this to the book.

First stop - fuji apples

• Fuji apples are relatively new variety. They were first bred in Japan in the late 1930s, but were only brought to the world market in 1962.

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• They’re the result of a successful cross between two American varieties, Red Delicious and Virginia Ralls Janet.

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• Many people think Fuji apples are named after Mount Fuji, but the name actually comes from Fujisaki, the Japanese town where they were developed.

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second stop - Granny smiths

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• Granny Smith apples originated in Australia in 1868 accidentally after a woman named Maria Ann Smith planted a seed by throwing a core of the crab apple out the window.

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• They grow on tips of the branches instead of along the branches.

Third stop - lucy rose

• It tastes very tarty.
• It tastes similar to a mix of berry-cherry flavors.

Last stop - How do we pluck them? Who plucks them?

Let’s get some apples to bring home! Drag the apples to the bag.

Who’s hungry?

How might this taste, sound, and smell? If you have these or apples at home, lets taste them.

Can we make music to what we have learned?

Groove pizza

• Explore the website and make your own beat.
• Rap the rhyme on the right!

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• Rap to the rhyme on the next page!

Here is the tree with leaves so green,

Here are the apples that hang in between,

When the wind blows, the apples will fall,

And here is a basket to gather them all.

If you don’t want to rap to it, try to move your body to the song!

Final activity at home - applesauce oobleck

• 1+ cups of Applesauce
• 2+ cups of cornstarch
• bowl and spoon for mixing
• cookie tray or pie plate for experimenting
• cinnamon spice if desired

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• Start by adding cornstarch to the bowl
• Next, add the applesauce and get ready to mix. This can be messy and your hands may be easier than a spoon. Start with 1 cup of applesauce first and then add more water as needed.
• Add a sprinkle of cinnamon for an apple pie theme!

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If you add too much cornstarch, add some water. If there is too much water, add some corn starch.

Can you pick up a clump but then it oozes back into the bowl? Yes? Then you have a good oobleck on your hands!

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Other Options- Learn more about the apple Factory with blippi or try to make this cycle of how we can grow more apples.

Materials: Scissors, Construction paper, marker. Up to your creativity to show, how you can ‘eat an apple, save the core, plant the seeds, and grow some more”.

Credits

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/apple-oobleck-science-experiment-made-apple-sauce/

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http://www.amommysadventures.com/2011/10/having-fun-learning.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+AMommysAdventures+%2528A+Mommy%2527s+Adventures%2529

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https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Apple-tree.pdf

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https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/apple-tree-apple-tree-circle-game/

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https://apps.musedlab.org/groovepizza/?

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