Designed to take advantage of the spring season, this resource packet on maple products centers upon a field lesson in harvesting and making maple syrup. The resources in this packet include: a narrative on the origins of maple sugar; an illustrated description of "old time maple sugarin'"; suggestions for pre-trip activities (history of maple sugaring, science of maple sugaring, and a fact sheet on maple syrup); the actual lesson plan on maple syrup (includes tree identification, tapping the tree, collecting and storing the syrup, boiling the syrup, making sugar, and using the syrup in recipes); suggestions for post-trip activities (includes lessons on language arts, science and math, and health); a glossary of maple-related terms; a description of how to make a spile from sumac; an illustrated description of how to identify maple trees; a narrative on the sugar maple as New York's state tree; individual narratives with accompanying exercises on the sugar maple, the red maple, and the silver maple; a maple tree crossword puzzle; three pages of maple product recipes; and teacher tips on how to eliminate unforeseen problems. (JC)