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Pictures by gluing different types of corn kernels to paper (e.g., Indian corn, grain corn, popping corn, white corn kernels)

Corn husk wreath

Rural lifestyles vs urban lifestyles

The uses and types of corn

Baking with corn (popcorn vs corn meal muffins)

Soil textures (the effects of soil types with seed germination and watering levels with plant growth. This can be related to weather patterns and disasters farmers face with drought and flooding).

The germination of seeds with varied light settings

Crop rotations - how corn grows best when rotated with other crops such as soybeans, wheat and alfalfa.

Grades K - 3. The basics (the differences between sweet corn, grain corn and popping corn, by feeling, tasting, and experimenting with the different types.)

Grades 4 - 6. More diversified uses (Have students find as many different products that use corn as they can find and set set up a classroom display OR take the children on a treasure hunt to a grocery store to find as items that use corn and corn by-products).

Grades 7 - 8. Using the brochure "Corn ... Ontario's King of Crops"(see procurement details below), have the students work in groups to complete the multiple choice questions. Students of this age group may find it interesting to work with students in the primary grades in making corn husk dolls or wreaths.