Apple Day

Objective:
The students will observe, compare, and contrast dried apple pieces and fresh apple pieces.

Materials

• A dried apple piece and a fresh apple piece for each student or pair of students.

• Apple Observation Worksheets.

Procedure

1. Give each student or pair of students a dried apple piece and a fresh apple piece.

2. Depending on the age of the students, either discuss the similarities and differences within their pair or as a whole class.  Have them record their observations on the Worksheet.

3. Once the observations have been made, question the students as to why the 2 pieces are different.  What does the fresh piece contain that the dried piece does not?

Other Lesson Ideas

1. Examine apple seeds and read a book on how apple seeds grow in to apple trees.

2. Plant an apple seed on Apple Day and watch what happens in the coming weeks.

3. Make applesauce.