Inquiry Stations

Have Questions about Maple Syrup? What factors do you think affect how much sap we get from a tree? Perhaps we have answered them below. Over at Sheldon we set up some stations to answer some burning questions that we had as well as some that visiting students asked us. Use the data below to make your own conclusions!

Station 1: North vs South

Inquiry Question: Does it matter if a tree is tapped on the north side vs the south.

Summaries Tree Data

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Station 2: White vs Green Spile

Inquiry Question: Does it matter if a tree is tapped with a white spile or green spile?

Summaries Tree Data

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Station 3: Tree Size

Inquiry Question: Does the diameter of the tree affect the sap production?

Summaries Tree Data

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Station 4: High vs Low

Inquiry Question: Does the height of the bucket affect the sap production?

Summaries Tree Data

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Station 5: Spile Size

Inquiry Question: Does the size of the spile (hole in the tree) affect the sap production?

Summaries Tree Data

Complete day-to-day detailed data set

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Student Inquiry Stations Total Data