Apple Lecture: (just read aloud)
Comparisons :
Apple is a fruit
An apple has 5 parts—seed, core, meat, skin, stem
Apples grow on trees
A group of apple trees is an orchard
There are many kinds of apples—Baldwin, Cortland, red delicious, golden delicious, Empire, Gala, Jonathan, Lodi, Melrose, Puritan, Rome Beauty, granny smith, stayman, and winesap.
Similarities of apples include: skin, seeds, all come from trees, can be eaten raw or cooked, have a core and stem
Differences: color, where they come from, what climate they can be grown in, how they taste, how many seeds, how big or small, what time of year it grows, texture, inside color.
Apples are one of the oldest of all fruits grown by fruit growers. Different varieties of apples have been cultivated by growers for at least 2,000 years. About 2,500 different varieties are found in the United States.
Each variety of apple is grown for special food uses. Some types of apples make better cider or juice. Other kinds of apples are used for cooking or eating. Apples may be colored shades of red, green, or yellow.
The United States produces approximately one-third of the world's crop.
2. Brainstorming: When brainstorming there are many different parts of an apple and it is important to categorize this information.
Foods: juice, pie, tarts, sauce, cider, jellies, butter, muffins, bread
Parts: seed, core, meat, skin, stem
Colors: red, yellow green
Origin: orchards, seeds soil, sunshine, water, trees, blossoms, fruit
Forms: dry, cooked, baked, raw
3. Ways of cutting: You can cut an apple in many different ways. When you do this, it turns out differently than you would think. For example. (tell them about it, don’t show them)
Horizontally: star
Vertically: seeds
- Art: If you want to do some art with apples then you can do the following.
cut apple into shapes, dip in paint and then place on paper, creating and apple print picure
5. Food: Apples are used for a variety of foods. Here are some recipes that can be used for apples. (read the recipes)
Applesauce
30 large apples
2 ½ cups water
1 ½ cups sugar
1 T. red hots
Peel and core and cut into pieces. Place in large kettle of water and simmer on low heat until soft. Add other ingredients. Stir and simmer for a few minutes . cool prior to eating.
Caramel Apple Slices (12-14 kids)
1 lb. Caramel
2 T. water
dash salt
6 apples
melt caramels with water stirring frequently. Stir in salt. Pour melted caramel over sliced apples.
- Science: Apples change color when the inside comes in contact with oxygen. They turn brown. For this reason, you should do the following to protect them from turning brown:
Oxidation of apples. Dip half of apple into lemon juice and place on plate and remaining sections just on a plate. The lemon juice coating keeps the oxygen from the apples. They don’t discolor as rapidly.