Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
Get Popping!
How does popcorn pop? Investigate this phenomenon by observing how heat affects the water inside a popcorn kernel. See a demonstration of this investigation by viewing the Get Popping! video. This kit contains safety glasses, test tubes, a test tube clamp, an alcohol lamp, balloons, aluminum foil, vegetable oil, boiling stones, and popcorn kernels. This kit complements the lesson Get Popping! Order this kit online from agclassroomstore.com.
Author
Lynn Wallin
Organization
National Center for Agricultural Literacy
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace (Grades 6-8)
- Inherited Traits in the Living Corn Necklace (Grades 3-5)
- Get Popping!
- Corn an A-maizing Plant: Food, Fuel, and Plastic