Then we asked the question: What's the difference between an etrog and a lemon? The kids started off by making some external observations: shape, color, volume, and weight, and then they opened them up and looked inside. They noted differences in the relative proportions of peel and fruit as well as differences in the volume of juice. They took the pH of each fruit and congratulated themselves on a job well-done to the tune of a tall glass of lemonade. Etrogade, we learned is pretty tough to make given how little juice each fruit contains.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Biology: Etrog vs Lemon
This week we studied etrogs from a biological perspective. First we classified them as citrus, a type of flowering plant and talked about the role flowers play in helping plants reproduce. Etrog trivia: What part of the flower is the pitom?
Then we asked the question: What's the difference between an etrog and a lemon? The kids started off by making some external observations: shape, color, volume, and weight, and then they opened them up and looked inside. They noted differences in the relative proportions of peel and fruit as well as differences in the volume of juice. They took the pH of each fruit and congratulated themselves on a job well-done to the tune of a tall glass of lemonade. Etrogade, we learned is pretty tough to make given how little juice each fruit contains.
Then we asked the question: What's the difference between an etrog and a lemon? The kids started off by making some external observations: shape, color, volume, and weight, and then they opened them up and looked inside. They noted differences in the relative proportions of peel and fruit as well as differences in the volume of juice. They took the pH of each fruit and congratulated themselves on a job well-done to the tune of a tall glass of lemonade. Etrogade, we learned is pretty tough to make given how little juice each fruit contains.
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