Students develop an understanding of the maple syrup process from tapping trees to evaporating sap through hands-on experiences.

Through a study of the Central Sand Plains region of Wisconsin, students will participate in learning experiences both in the classroom and outdoors, so that they can recognize and identify natural divisions and forest types within this region. Students will learn how the conditions essential for a native forest community can help us make decisions about what foods grow best in our region. They will write a research piece to compare and contrast the life cycles and structures of two plants, one forest and one garden plant) we have studied.

Objectives
After this activity, students will be able to:
■ Define the term migration.
■ List three limiting factors that can affect the populations of migrating shorebirds.
■ Classify these limiting factors as natural or human-caused.
■ Predict the effects of habitat loss and degradation on populations of shorebirds.

In this lesson, students discover the basics of how their eyes work, and figure out some of the causes of vision problems. In the activity, Eye Model, students develop a working model of a human eye. They use a magnifying lens as a model of the cornea to explore how the structure of this lens is related to the function of our eyes.