GRADES Pre-K-2:

AITC Corn Coloring Page
Color your way through Louisiana agriculture with our fun-fact, elementary coloring sheets.

Fit-to-page printing option recommended. See more coloring pages.

GRADES 3-5:

Corn an A-maizing Plant: Food, Fuel, and Plastic
Examine the growth, composition, history, and uses of corn.

Louisiana Standards
Math: MP1; Science: 4-ESS3-1, 5-ESS3-1

GRADES 3-5:

Get Popping!
Discover how popcorn is grown and explore the phenomenon of how popcorn pops.

Louisiana Standards
ELA: S.L.1, S.L.4, W.1
Science: 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-3

GRADES 6-8:

Growing America
Determine corn anatomy, function of plant parts and more.

Louisiana Standards
ELA: R.7, S.L.1; Math: MP1;
Science: 8-MS-LS1-5

GRADES 3-5:

Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace
Observe the growth of Indian corn and popcorn seeds, observe similarities and differences between the two varieties, and discuss heredity.

Louisiana Standards
ELA: L.1, L.4, R.1, S.L.1
Science: 3-LS3-1

GRADES 6-8:

Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace
Observe the growth of Indian corn and popcorn seeds, observe similarities and differences between the two varieties, and discuss heredity.

Louisiana Standards
ELA: L.6
Science: 7-MS-LS3-2, 7-MS-LS4-5

GRADES 6-8:

Biofuels and Bioproducts
Explore the process of fermentation in the creation of ethanol and observe the role enzymes play in the fermentation of starch.

Louisiana Standards:
ELA: R.4, S.L.1
Science: 6-MS-LS2-1, 6-MS-LS2-3, 7-MS-LS1-7

GRADES 9-12:

Biofuels and Bioproducts
Explore fermentation and ethanol production, observe the role of enzymes in fermentation, analyze nutrient values of dent corn, and discover how biofuels are made.

Louisiana Standards
ELA: L.6, R.4, S.L.1

Make & Takes: Biodegradable Plastic
Make packing peanuts from corn.

Make & Takes: Oobleck
Examine the properties of solids and liquids.

Make & Takes: Biodegradable Packing Peanuts
Make packing peanuts from corn.

Make & Takes: Homemade Bubbles
Make bubbles with plant and animal products.

“Corn” by Gail Gibbons
Perennial nonfiction favorite, Gail Gibbons turns her spotlight on corn. Popcorn, corn on the cob, corn dogs, cornflakes—corn is used in many children's favorite foods. This book offers a cornucopia of information about the history of corn, including planting, cultivation, harvesting, and its many uses. This book is available on YouTube (6:07).

“The Popcorn Book” by Tomie dePaola
Brothers Tiny and Tony are hungry for a snack, and their mother allows them to make some popcorn. The two boys learn about the history of popcorn in the Americas, how much popcorn is eaten on an annual basis, and methods of popping corn. Two recipes to pop corn are included in this book. This book is available on YouTube (8:31).

How It's Made: Corn Tortillas
This five-minute video shows how corn tortillas are mass produced in factories, starting with Grade A corn that is de-husked, removed from the cob, and stored in huge steel silos and ending with tortillas ready to package.

Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn
Learn about the origins of corn. Discover how the domestication of corn impacted society and what plant domestic corn originates from. Explore the domestication of plants and genetic evolution.

How Stuff Works: Corn Plastic
How Stuff Works discusses the use of corn to make plastic. Plastic made from corn is biodegradable, carbon-neutral and edible. Could corn plastic revolutionize the plastics industry? Watch to learn more.

How Stuff Works: Popcorn
The shell of a corn kernel can withstand an internal temperature of 450 degrees. After that threshold, the kernel explodes. Find out what it takes to create the perfect popping kernel with How Stuff Works.