Kids World Clinton / Ionia Sept. 2015

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Where do apples comefrom? How do theygrow? Let’s take a trip toan apple orchard and findout. On the farm, applescome from apple trees,where their buds wereformed a full year beforethey are picked. Duringthe winter, these fruitbuds are dormant (rest-ing) and waiting forspring. As the weatherwarms in the spring, theleaves and flowers beginto slowly open until theapple trees are coveredin white and pink blos-

soms. The apple blossoms smell so sweet that bees visit themlooking to gather nectar to make honey. As they fly from tree totree and flower to flower, their feet get covered in a dusty sub-stance from the apple blossoms called pollen. When they fly andland, the pollen falls on new flowers and this process allows theblossoms to be pollinated and grow into apples. Once the flowerhas been pollinated, the petals then fall off.

After the bees are done with their job, the leaves on the appletrees take over to help the apple grow. The leaves create food orcarbohydrates to help the apples grow by using air, water and sun-light in a process called photosynthesis. Each apple needs about20 to 50 leaves to help it grow. Farmers prune the apple trees inthe winter and early spring to help the leaves get more sunlight.Pruning is like giving the tree a haircut. Branches that block sun-light from other branches are cut out.

During the summer, apples grow bigger and bigger. In the fall,most apples change color from green to red. The apples are thenripe and ready for picking. Some apples are ready in early falland others are not ready until close to Halloween. The best way

The Amazing Apple!to tell when an apple is ready to pick is by asking the farmer. Anapple farmer will inspect the orchard and taste the apples.

Now the fun part! The best way to choose an apple is to lookclosely at it. Make sure it is an apple you want to eat. Hold theapple in your hand and twist, twist and twist the apple around thestem. Then pull the apple gently off the tree. Make sure not to ripoff any branches because those are next year’s apple buds form-ing. Shine up your apple and enjoy the first bite!

Going to an apple orchard is a fun family outing. Go to the or-chard and find your favorite apple varieties. Have a taste test withyour family and find out the most popular apple in your home. Makesome applesauce or homemade apple pie out of the apples youpick out! Enjoy the sweet taste of fall.

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4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced1/2 cup brown sugar1/2 cup flour1/2 cup oats3/4 teaspoon cinnamon3/4 teaspoon nutmeg6 tablespoons butter

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of square 8x8pan. Arrange apples in pan. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. Sprin-kle over the apples. Bake about 40 minutes or until topping is goldenbrown and apples are tender.

Apple Fun Facts for Kids• A bushel of apples weighs in at around 42 pounds!• George Washington grew and pruned his own apple trees in his sparetime! • According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest apple everplucked from a tree weighed three pounds, two ounces! It was picked inCaro, Michigan. • Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying ap-ples since 6500 BC.

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Peanut ButterCheese Ball1 8 ounce package of roomtemperature cream cheese1 cup powdered sugar3/4 cup creamy or chunkypeanut butter3 tablespoons packed darkbrown sugar1 1/2 cups milk chocolate &peanut butter morselsGraham cracker sticks and or apple slices

Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter andbrown sugar in a large mixer bowl until blended. Spoon onto alarge piece of plastic wrap. Bring all four corners up and twisttightly (should form a ball shape).

Freeze for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until firm enough to keepits shape. Place morsels in a flat dish. Remove plastic wrap fromthe ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover (you mayhave to press the morsels into the ball).

Place the ball on a serving dish, cover and freeze for 2 hours oruntil almost firm. Serve with graham cracker sticks and appleslices. (Can be made ahead of time. If frozen overnight, thaw aroom temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.)

Apple Scones2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 cup minced apples 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter (for topping) 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping)

Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8 x 12 inch bakingpan. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in the butter.Add the sugar and apples. Mix in the egg and milk to make a softdough. Knead until ingredients are well-mixed. Spread in preparedpan, and bake for 25 minutes. When done, cut into 2 inch squares.Split each square diagonally. Butter. Dust the tops thickly with gran-ulated sugar. Serve warm.

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Combine all the ingredients in a blender, process until frothy andthe ice cubes are chopped. Delicious!

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First, cook and drain the bacon. Then crumble and set aside.In a medium sized microwave safe bowl, mix together the eggsand milk well. Cover the bowl with a paper towel. Microwave onHIGH for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once after 2 minutes, or until thismixture is cooked and fluffy. Heat the tortillas as directed on theirpackage. Spoon warm eggs onto each tortilla. Top with crumbledbacon and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla and enjoy.

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Alexander Graham Bell was an influential sci-entist, engineer and inventor. The following aresome interesting facts about this man.• He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He waseducated at the universities of Edinburgh and London. Bell immi-grated to Canada in 1870 and to the United States in 1871. Hebecame a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1882.• He is widely credited with the invention of the first practical tele-phone.• He didn’t have the middle name “Graham” until he turned 11. Hisfather gave him his middle name as a birthday present as hewanted a middle name like his two brothers.• Bell was an excellent piano player at a young age.• His mother and wife were both deaf and this had a major influenceon his work. He studied the human voice and worked with variousschools for the deaf. In 1872, he founded a school to train teach-ers of the deaf in Boston, Massachusetts and became part ofBoston University• Bell experimented with sound, working with devices such as a‘harmonic telegraph’ (used to send multiple messages over a sin-gle wire) and a ‘phonautograph’ (used to record sound).• He worked on acoustic telegraphy with his assistant, electricaldesigner Thomas Watson.• On February 14, 1876, Bell and an American electrical engineernamed Elisha Gray both filed patents with the U.S. Patent Officecovering the transmission of sounds telegraphically. There is de-bate about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell.A few days later he succeeded in getting his telephone to workusing elements similar to those of Gray’s water transmitter. Bellsfirst words with the working telephone were spoken to ThomasWatson. They were along the lines of “Mr. Watson, come here. Iwant to see you.” At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadel-

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Bells are a percussion instrument. They can be made fromvarious materials including clay, glass, or metal. They range inshape and size. They may be played by lightly shaking it as inhand bells or by striking it using a metal or wooden striker or mal-let.

Chimes are small bells which are arranged in a musical se-quence. Carillons are a group of tuned bells no less than 23

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and heard on clocktowers such as thefamous RajabaiTower in Mumbai.

It was near Babylonwhen the oldest bellswas believed to havebeen found. Theyhave been widelyused throughout his-tory in different partsof the world likeEgypt, England,Japan, China andIndia. They havebeen used for vari-ous purposes suchas calling people topray or announcingthe start of a battle.The largest bell canbe found in Moscowand it’s called TsarKolokol III. It weighs

400,000 poundsbut was neverrang and wasdamaged in afire.

A notable mu-sician who usedbells in some ofhis compositionswas WolfgangA m a d e u sMozart.

Famous Bells:• The LibertyBell is a 2,080pounds American bell of great historic significance, located inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. It previously hung in IndependenceHall and was rung on July 4, 1776 to mark American independ-ence.• Big Ben is the fourth largest bell in the British Isles, after TheOlympic Bell (used at the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games),Great Paul (St Paul's Cathedral, City of London) and Great George(Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool). It is the hour bell of the Great Clockin the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster, the home of theHouses of Parliament in the United Kingdom.• The World Peace Bell was the largest functioning swinging belluntil 2006. It is located in Newport, Kentucky, United States, andwas cast by the Paccard Foundry of France. The bell itself weighs66,000 pounds, with clapper and supports the total weight whichswings when the bell is tolled is 89,390 pounds.

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