Johnny Appleseed
Friday, September 30 & Friday, October 7
9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Grades K–2
There are two opportunities for your students to enjoy a whole day of learning the science and history of apples. Students will engage in hands-on experiences that will give them valuable understanding of life cycles, plants and, of course, Johnny Appleseed.
What will my students do?
- Meet Johnny Appleseed
- Get a behind-the-scenes look at Minnetrista’s apple pressing machines at work
- Stroll through our orchard while the fruit is harvested by gardeners
- Make cider with a hand-crank press
- Create an educational apple craft
- Take an apple home with them
- And much more!
What will my students learn?
- Understand that Johnny Appleseed (actually John Chapman) was a real figure in history
- Use their five senses to determine differences in both trees and apples
- Examine and understand how machines have changed over time and have impacted how we get the goods we need and want
- Understand that a tree and the fruit that grows on it is a living thing with a specific process
- Learn the roles of people who help us to obtain our food
- Identify the anatomy of an apple
State Standards
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Language Arts | Science | Social Studies |
| Kindergarten | K.4.8, K.7.1, K.7.5 | K.1.1, K.4.2, K.6.1 | K.1.1, K.1.3, K.1.4 |
| 1st Grade | 7.1, 1.7.2, 1.7.5, 1.7.10 | 1.1.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.5.3, 1.6.2 | 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4 |
| 2nd Grade | 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.7, 2.7.14 | 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.6, 2.3.1, 2.3.4, 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, | 2.1.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.4 |
