Maple Tree

Hi guys, we recently completed a botany unit study and learned about maple trees as part of our Canadian geography studies. Here are some of the activities we did. 

life of a maple leaf using this beautiful puzzle from Alison's Montessori. 

We also learned how to make maple syrup

Layers of a tree trunk

This book was really good for explaining the process. It's really detailed.

At the end of our study we made pancakes and enjoyed them with maple syrup

Botany Unit Study

  "وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ"

(Of all fruits (Allah) placed (on the earth) two of a pair). Surah: 13, Verse: 3

Hi guys, we recently completed a mini botany unit during our Quebec study. We used two units from Allamah Education. We used their seed study and plant classification unit. Here are some of the activities we did.

Seeds

We learned all about the parts of a seed, life cycle of a bean plant, seed dispersal, and planted our seed to observe the life cycle. 

Seed dispersal video

Plant Cell

We learned all about the plant cell and made a cake model. You can read all about our cell activities. here and here. 

Parts of a Plant

We learned about the different parts of a plant (roots, stem, and leaves) and each of their function. We also learned about the needs of a plant (air, water, soil, sun).

My 8 year old made a model of a tree from Lego and labeled all the parts. 

We did an experiment to learn how plants absorb water through their roots, stems, and leaves. 

Leaves

Photosynthesis

Puzzle is from Alison's Montessori free worksheet from Education.com

Photosynthesis experiment. Observing oxygen bubbles released by the leaf.

Maple Syrup

We learned all about maple syrup and how it is made. We also learned about the maple tree. We made pancakes to include our study. 

Art Lesson

Click on the image above to read all about this art lesson. 

Islamic Studies

We read about the story of Adam (as) and used this free worksheet to sequence the story. 

We also did the tafseer of Surah Teen. We used the Mini tafseer Series from Ad-Duha Institute and traced the verses using the Juzz 'Ammah tracing book. 

Lastly, we read about the story of Prophet Zakariya and researched Olive trees. 

Plant Cell Cake

Hi guys, today I wanted to share with you some of the activities we did when we learned all about the plant cell. 

We reviewed all the parts of a plant cell and compared it to an animal cell, which we've studied before. 

Plant Cell posters are free and you can grab them from here. 

Plant cell colored and labeled. 

This was my son's favorite activity. Labeling the parts of a plant cell using this pillow. I purchased mine from Amazon. 

Then my son baked and decorated a plant cell cake. 

I used free labels I found here and attached them to toothpicks. 

If you don't have a microscope you can watch this video 

Maple Syrup Festival

Hi guys, I am finally getting around to posting about our Maple syrup festival trip. We enjoyed learning how maple syrup is made and getting to taste different types. They were very delicious. My boys agreed that the freshly made, natural stuff is way better than the store bought.