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CONCEPT
In a videoconference program with educators at the New York State Historical Association, students will learn about the lives of Central New York’s pioneering settlers. How did pioneers make maple sugar, and why was it so important for their survival? Students will learn about the physical science behind maple sugaring, while reviewing the importance of the sweet food in the New York pioneer economy.

OBJECTIVES

• Use information from primary source material to learn about the life of pioneers in the 1790s.
• Explain and illustrate how pioneers made maple syrup and sugar, and why it was important to their survival.
• Teach the physical and chemical science involved in the manufacture of maple syrup and sugar.

Settle Down! Science (pdf)