All About Apples

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All About Apples!
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A is for Apple

• Apples are a round, usually crisp fruit of the
  apple tree. Apples usually have red skin, but may
  be a shade of red, green, or yellow. They come in
  all different sizes.

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The Parts of an Apple
stem
apple
seeds
core
skin
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An apple has 4 parts.

• True
• False

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True!

• Stem
• Seeds
• Core
• Skin

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Types of Apples
Red Delicious Golden Delicious Granny
Smith Gala McIntosh Fuji
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Apple Happy

• This is Apple happy.
• This is Apple sad. Now you see him sleepy. Now
  you see him mad. This is apple in pieces small.
  But in a pie he's best of all!

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From a Tree to Me!The Life of an Apple
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Step 1Apple seeds are planted in the ground.
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Step 2 An apple tree grows in an orchard
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Step 3An apple grows on the tree.
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Step 4People pick apples from apple trees.
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Step 5Trucks carry apples to stores.
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Step 6People buy the apples.
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Step 7We eat the apples!
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Apple Products

• Applesauce
• Apple butter
• Apple cider
• Apple pie
• Apple juice

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How to Make ApplesauceClick on the picture below
to see a video on how we go from apples to
applesauce!
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What is your favorite apple product?

• Applesauce
• Apple butter
• Apple cider
• Apple pie
• Apple juice

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Gourmet Apples YUMMY!
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How to Make Caramel Apples!

• Click on the picture to watch a video that shows
  you how to make gourmet apples!

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Bobbing for Apples

• This game is played by filling a tub or large
  basin with water and putting apples in the water.
  The apples float on the surface because they are
  less dense than the water. Players then try to
  catch them with their teeth. No hands allowed!

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Apple Blossom
1. Pre-pink tight cluster
2. Pink closed cluster
3. Pink open cluster
4. Full blossom
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How Apples are Harvested

• To determine maturity, many characteristics of
  the apples are checked prior to picking. These
  include
• Amount of sugar
• Firmness
• Seed
• Skin color
• Once the apples are confirmed to be "mature,"
  they are picked (mostly by hand, although some
  mechanical methods have been developed). The
  apples are then placed in canvas bags or lined
  buckets inside of large bins. These apple-filled
  bins are picked up by a forklift, loaded onto a
  truck and transported to a central loading area -
  where apples that are bruised, cut or have insect
  or disease problems are immediately removed. The
  remaining apples are stored immediately to ensure
  maximum storage life.

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When Apples are Harvested

• Due to the diverse variety of apples,
  harvesting occurs at different times throughout
  the year. Most apples in the U.S., however, are
  harvested in the fall (between August and
  October).

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Why Apples are Harvested

• Before harvesting occurs, apples must be tested
  for "maturity" to determine if theyre ready to
  be picked. This process allows consumers to
  receive fresh apples of the highest quality and
  for processors to select only the ripest apples
  for apple juice and applesauce. Apples that are
  harvested too early may taste sour or starchy,
  and apples harvested too late may be soft.

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Johnny AppleseedClick on Johnny to visit his
Junior Ecology Club!
Johnny Appleseed spent 49 years of his life in
the American wilderness planting apple seeds.
Johnny Appleseeds real name was John Chapman. He
was born September 26, 1774 in Massachusetts. He
created apple orchards in Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio. After 200 years,
some of those trees still bear apples.
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I like the story of Johnny Appleseed.

• Yes
• No

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Apple Facts

• The largest apple picked weighed 3 pounds.
• Apples are grown in all 50 states.
• Most apples are still picked by hand.
• The science of apple growing is called pomology.
• Apple trees take 4 to 5 years to grow their first
  fruit.
• October is national apple month.

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Apple

• Red and juicy, shiny sweet,
• Apple youre so good to eat.
• Crisp and crunchy, healthy, too.
• This core is all thats left for you! 

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References

• Teacher Tube
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  69f1c40e9f9eb4d0e2e8
• Teaching Heart
• http//www.teachingheart.net/appleunit.html
• Google Images
• http//images.google.com/