This fun farm gadget shows how to make apple cider. You drop apples into the black funnel, then crank the big handle to slice up the apples into the barrel below. Then you tighten that screw-shaped pipe to press down on the barrel’s lid, squeezing juice through cloth. 40-50 apples will make one gallon of cider…and horses happily eat the leftover mush.
Wee ones: If you crush red, green, and yellow apples, how many colors is that?
Little kids: If you’re holding 8 apples and count down from 8 as you toss them in, what numbers do you say? Bonus: How many more apples would you need to crush a total of 10?
Big kids: If 50 apples make 1 gallon (16 cups) of cider to feed 16 people, how many people can you serve cider from 100 apples? Bonus: If those 100 apples each weigh 1/2 pound, how much does that barrelful of apples weigh compared to you?
Answers:
Wee ones: 3 colors.
Little kids: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Bonus: 2 more apples.
Big kids: 32 people, since it’s twice as many apples. Bonus: Different for everyone…subtract 50 from your weight in pounds, or subtract your weight from 50.
