MSU Tollgate Farm 4-H Virtual Interactive Maple Sugaring Adventure for grades K-5
Registration Link: https://events.anr.msu.edu/VirtualInteractiveMapleSugaringSeries/
Dates: March 1-5
Times: 2 – 3 pm or 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Join us for a fun maple sugaring adventure as we discover how maple sap becomes maple syrup. Explore the fascinating science and history of making maple syrup from sap as you virtually visit Tollgate Farm's sugarbush and sugar shack. You'll have a chance to explore how and why a tree produces sap in the first place, how to identify a maple tree, and how we tap maples for sap. Observe a modern day maple sugaring operation and explore the regional history of making this sweet treat by getting to know the history of the land, its peoples, and the tools. Be food scientists as together we explore the science of sweetness and steam in your very own testing lab.
MSU Tollgate Farm 4-H STEAM Break Camp for grades 1-4
Registration Link: https://events.anr.msu.edu/Springbreakcamp2021/
Date(s): March 29th - April 2nd
Time(s): 10:00-11:15 am
Big changes are happening at the farm as we transition from winter to spring. During this time we can observe the new life that is beginning and the old life that is returning and reemerging. From baby animals to sprouting seeds, each day we will embark on a new adventure as we virtually interact with the animals and places that make up our farm, answer big questions, and complete a daily STEAM project. This virtual program includes an activity box that will enhance every session. This program is guaranteed to be interactive, hands-on, educational, and of course, FUN!
MSU Tollgate Farm 4-H Virtual Interactive Follow the Nutrient Trail Adventure for grades 3-5
Registration Link: https://events.anr.msu.edu/SpringFollowtheNutrientTrail/
Weeklong Series: April 26 - 30, 2021 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. EST
Weekly Series: Thursdays, April 8 – May 6 2-3:15 p.m. EST
Let's follow the nutrient trail of consumers, producers, and decomposers as we meet our goats, chickens, and red wiggler friends, the worms! Have fun visiting the garden, greenhouse, orchard, and animal barn to investigate how plants depend on animals and insects for their survival and how the energy of the sun and nutrients travel through the nutrient cycle. Students will interact with Tollgate Farm staff as they question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze data, conclude and question again through hands-on STEAM challenges.
MSU Tollgate Farm 4-H Virtual Interactive Plants and Their Partners Adventure for grade K-3
Registration Link: https://events.anr.msu.edu/VirtualSpringPlantsandPartners/
Weeklong Series: May 3-7, 2-3 pm
Weekly Series: Tuesdays, May 4 - June 1, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
How do plants grow and how do they depend on other living things? Students explore plant structure and function and what plants need to grow. Visiting the garden, greenhouse, gardens, fields, and animal barn, students will fun investigations on pollination, pollinators, seed dispersal. Through lots of STEM learning activities, students take a close look at where our food comes from as we explore ways we can make a difference in our world!
