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The Amazing Apple! Where do apples come from? How do they grow? Let’s take a trip to an apple orchard and find out. On the farm, apples come from apple trees, where their buds were formed a full year before they are picked. During the winter, these fruit buds are dormant (resting) and waiting for spring. As the weather warms in the spring, the leaves and flowers begin to slowly open until the apple trees are covered in white and pink blossoms. The apple blossoms smell so sweet that bees visit them looking to gather nectar to make honey. As they fly from tree to tree and flower to flower, their feet get covered in a dusty substance from the apple blossoms called pollen. When they fly and land, the pollen falls on new flowers and this process allows the blossoms to be pollinated and grow into apples. Once the flower has been pollinated, the petals then fall off. After the bees are done with their job, the leaves on the apple trees take over to help the apple grow. The leaves create food or carbohydrates to help the apples grow by using air, water and sunlight in a process called photosynthesis. Each apple needs about 20 to 50 leaves to help it grow. Farmers prune the apple trees in the winter and early spring to help the leaves get more sunlight. Pruning is like giving the tree a haircut. Branches that block sunlight from other branches are cut out. During the summer, apples grow bigger and bigger. In the fall, most apples change color from green to red. The apples are then ripe and ready for picking. Some apples are ready in early fall and others are not ready until close to Halloween. The best way
to tell when an apple is ready to pick is by asking the farmer. An apple farmer will inspect the orchard and taste the apples. Now the fun part! The best way to choose an apple is to look closely at it. Make sure it is an apple you want to eat. Hold the apple in your hand and twist, twist and twist the apple around the stem. Then pull the apple gently off the tree. Make sure not to rip off any branches because those are next year’s apple buds forming. Shine up your apple and enjoy the first bite! Going to an apple orchard is a fun family outing. Go to the orchard and find your favorite apple varieties. Have a taste test with your family and find out the most popular apple in your home. Make some applesauce or homemade apple pie out of the apples you pick out! Enjoy the sweet taste of fall. Apple Crisp Kids’ Love! 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup oats 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg 6 tablespoons butter Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of square 8x8 pan. Arrange apples in pan. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. Sprinkle over the apples. Bake about 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
Apple Fun Facts for Kids • A bushel of apples weighs in at around 42 pounds! • George Washington grew and pruned his own apple trees in his spare time! • According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest apple ever plucked from a tree weighed three pounds, two ounces! It was picked in Caro, Michigan. • Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since 6500 BC. Information donated by Steve Tennes, Country Mill Orchard
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Cookin’ Fun Peanut Butter Cheese Ball
Apple Scones 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 cup minced apples 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter (for topping) 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping)
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Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8 x 12 inch baking pan. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in the butter. Add the sugar and apples. Mix in the egg and milk to make a soft dough. Knead until ingredients are well-mixed. Spread in prepared pan, and bake for 25 minutes. When done, cut into 2 inch squares. Split each square diagonally. Butter. Dust the tops thickly with granulated sugar. Serve warm.
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First, cook and drain the bacon. Then crumble and set aside. In a medium sized microwave safe bowl, mix together the eggs and milk well. Cover the bowl with a paper towel. Microwave on HIGH for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once after 2 minutes, or until this mixture is cooked and fluffy. Heat the tortillas as directed on their package. Spoon warm eggs onto each tortilla. Top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla and enjoy.
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Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an influential scientist, engineer and inventor. The following are some interesting facts about this man. • He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the universities of Edinburgh and London. Bell immigrated to Canada in 1870 and to the United States in 1871. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1882. • He is widely credited with the invention of the first practical telephone. • He didn’t have the middle name “Graham” until he turned 11. His father gave him his middle name as a birthday present as he wanted a middle name like his two brothers. • Bell was an excellent piano player at a young age. • His mother and wife were both deaf and this had a major influence on his work. He studied the human voice and worked with various schools for the deaf. In 1872, he founded a school to train teachers of the deaf in Boston, Massachusetts and became part of Boston University • Bell experimented with sound, working with devices such as a ‘harmonic telegraph’ (used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and a ‘phonautograph’ (used to record sound). • He worked on acoustic telegraphy with his assistant, electrical designer Thomas Watson. • On February 14, 1876, Bell and an American electrical engineer named Elisha Gray both filed patents with the U.S. Patent Office covering the transmission of sounds telegraphically. There is debate about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell. A few days later he succeeded in getting his telephone to work using elements similar to those of Gray’s water transmitter. Bells first words with the working telephone were spoken to Thomas Watson. They were along the lines of “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadel-
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It’s Fun To Play The Bells! Bells are a percussion instrument. They can be made from various materials including clay, glass, or metal. They range in shape and size. They may be played by lightly shaking it as in hand bells or by striking it using a metal or wooden striker or mallet. Chimes are small bells which are arranged in a musical sequence. Carillons are a group of tuned bells no less than 23 pieces. Bells can be seen and heard on clock towers such as the famous Rajabai Tower in Mumbai. It was near Babylon when the oldest bells was believed to have been found. They have been widely used throughout history in different parts of the world like Egypt, England, Japan, China and India. They have been used for various purposes such as calling people to pray or announcing the start of a battle. The largest bell can be found in Moscow and it’s called Tsar Kolokol III. It weighs
400,000 pounds but was never rang and was damaged in a fire. A notable musician who used bells in some of his compositions was Wolfgang A m a d e u s Mozart. Famous Bells: • The Liberty Bell is a 2,080 pounds American bell of great historic significance, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It previously hung in Independence Hall and was rung on July 4, 1776 to mark American independence. • Big Ben is the fourth largest bell in the British Isles, after The Olympic Bell (used at the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games), Great Paul (St Paul's Cathedral, City of London) and Great George (Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool). It is the hour bell of the Great Clock in the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster, the home of the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom. • The World Peace Bell was the largest functioning swinging bell until 2006. It is located in Newport, Kentucky, United States, and was cast by the Paccard Foundry of France. The bell itself weighs 66,000 pounds, with clapper and supports the total weight which swings when the bell is tolled is 89,390 pounds.
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