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Virtual Field Trip

Apple Farm Tour

Travel through an apple farm without leaving home. Watch closely for the people, plants, tools, and steps that help bring apples from the orchard to our table.

Our virtual field trip

Visit the apple farm

Listen for new words, look for evidence of how apples grow, and pause whenever the girls notice something they want to discuss.

Trip information

Before you begin

Destination
A working apple farm and orchard
Format
Virtual video field trip
Learners
Oaklynn and Brooksley
Gather
Paper, pencils or crayons, and an apple if available

Guiding question: What has to happen before an apple is ready for us to eat?

Learning objectives

We will discover

  • How apple trees grow and change through the seasons.
  • Jobs people do to care for an orchard and harvest apples.
  • Tools and machines that help farmers complete their work.
  • The sequence an apple follows from the tree to our table.
  • How to share one observation and one new question.

Open-and-go plan

Explore, notice, and create

1

Get ready

Look at an apple. Notice its color, shape, stem, skin, and scent. Predict what the farm will look like.

2

Take the tour

Watch the video. Pause to name the people, tools, plants, and steps the girls observe.

3

Show what you know

Draw the apple’s journey from tree to table or place the important steps in order.

4

Share a discovery

Each learner shares one surprising fact, one favorite part, and one question she still has.

Resources

Keep exploring

Use these links to revisit the tour, explore a 360° farm experience, or return to the complete virtual field-trip collection.

Open field-trip printable Open video on YouTube Explore FarmFood 360° Back to Virtual Field Trips →

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