An Apple A Day

                      

Apple Quest 2009

 

3^rd Grade Kings School

 

Introduction:

 

It’s time to pick apples!  Everyone knows apples come in colors-red or green or yellow, but how much do you really know about apples?  You will learn the delicious facts about apples during this Apple Quest.   Enjoy!

 

What’s behind the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”? 

 

Learn about the health benefits of apples at

 

http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-apples.html

 

 

 Directions:  Fill in the missing words from Asthma Help.

One recent study shows that ______________________ with _____________________


who drank _______________________________ on a daily basis suffered


from less wheezing than children who drank apple juice only once a month.

 

NOTE:    Share this important information with a friend!

 

Directions:  Click on 25 Apple Quotes at the bottom of the page and fill in the missing words:

 

Even if I knew that _______________________ the world would go to pieces, I


would still plant my ___________________________________. “   Martin Luther

  .

Check out Apple Cores for fun at                                     

 

http://apple-corps.westnet.com/apple_corps.html

 

 

Play Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (facts about apples version)  at

 

http://www.quia.com/rr/2619.html

 

How much money to you make?  _________________________

 

 

Why do fresh cut apples turn brown?  Check it out at

http://www.geocities.com/perfectapple/brown.html

Write your answer. ________________________________________________________


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Who brought the first apples to the New World?  Check it out at

 

http://www.geocities.com/perfectapple/history.html


Write your answer ____________________________________________________

 

 

What 3 qualities make apple varieties different from each other?   You have been given the first letters of the words you need to answer.  Check it out at

 

 

http://www.geocities.com/perfectapple/variety.html


T ______________________   F _____________________  P ___________________


What two factors influence seed development?  Check it out at


http://www.geocities.com/perfectapple/science.html


1. ______________________________________________________________________


2. _____________________________________________________________________


Where is the best place to plant apple trees? ______________________________


________________________________________________________________________

 

Name a pest of the apple tree. ___________________________________________

What does “One Bad Apple Spoil the Whole Bushel” mean?  Check it out at


http://www.geocities.com/perfectapple/one_bad_apple.html

 

 

Write your answer here ____________________________________________________


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You’ve been working hard, time for some sweet fun.  Try out the paint a picture of Johnny Appleseed at

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/paint/school/usa/people/Appleseed.shtml


How do you check out a book without going to the library?

 

Answer:  Read the book on line.

 You’ll enjoy this Johnny Appleseed book by Steven Kellogg on line at

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=A6QS_uniDBMC&dq=Johnny+Appleseed&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=lF-TnNf6z-&sig=T0kJgsB1tWrIogKugt0TauJHIRM&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPP1,M1

That should just about do it for the Apple Quest, after you go out and pick an apple, that is.