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GRADES 5+: Developed for the Kentucky Corn Growers Association, this lesson has students plan and produce a theoretical crop of corn to learn economic concepts, use their math skills, make decisions, and understand the risks of farming and depending upon nature.
Join Kylie as she visits Sisk Farms in Hopkinsville to learn about corn. Kylie also talked with Dr. Chad Lee, an agronomist, with the University of Kentucky.
Create a corn starch based plastic material or try some other fun corn creations using corn starch.
Ethanol is a common alcohol made by fermenting the sugar and starch components of renewable plant materials by using yeast. Humans discovered ethanol not long after they figured out how to put fire to good use.
Find lessons, fact sheets, and resources for grades K-12 on biofuels, renewable fuels, ethanol, and biodiesel.