How to Make Maple Syrup
First, find a big maple tree in the spring. Make a small hole in the side of the tree.
Next, put a small pipe into the hole. This pipe is called a tap.
Hang a bucket on the tap. Watery sap will drip slowly into the bucket.
The sap looks like water but tastes sweet. Take the full buckets to the sugar shack.
Pour the sap into a very large pan. Boil the sap over a hot wood fire.
The water goes away as steam. The sap gets thick and turns gold.
Now the sweet maple syrup is ready. Pour it on hot pancakes and eat!
Listen to How to Make Maple Syrup
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- tap:
- A small pipe put into a tree to let the sap flow out.
- sap:
- A sweet, watery liquid that comes from inside a tree.
- sugar shack:
- A small building where tree sap is boiled down into maple syrup.
- steam:
- The hot mist that rises in the air when water is boiled.
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About this how-to / procedural passage for Lower Elementary
“How to Make Maple Syrup” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about Maple Syrup Making, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minutes to read (106 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.