Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
How Stuff Works: Popcorn
From Discovery Channel's How Stuff Works, watch how our favorite movie snack explodes from kernel to white fluffy treat. 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 in this three-minute video.
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Discovery Channel
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- The Columbian Exchange of Old and New World Foods (Grades 6-8)
- The Columbian Exchange of Old and New World Foods (Grades 9-12)
- Get Popping!
- The Columbian Exchange of Old and New World Foods (Grades 3-5)
- Corn an A-maizing Plant: Food, Fuel, and Plastic