Looking for quick facts, lesson plans, or activities to do in the classroom? Attached are links to some of the best sites for information about corn farmers, farming families, high fructose corn syrup, and in the classroom activities.

High Fructose Corn Syrup:

-          www.sweetsuprise.com

-          HFCS

Illinois Farm Families:

-          www.watchusgrow.org

-          Corn Fact Sheet

-          IL Corn Contact Sheet

Corn Products:

-          World Without Corn

Also, attached is the 2012 presentation used at summer AITC sessions. This contains quick information, fun videos, a lesson plan, and tools to use in the classroom including an interactional AITC Corn Ag Mag link and screen shots to show some of the clickable links within its pages.  

FUN ACTIVITES AND LESSON PLAN LINKS:

Story of Corn Scavenger Hunt Activity

Natural Heat Corn Bags - All you need is a pillow case and field corn!

Where Does My Food Come From?

Where Does My Food Come From? (printable book)

Seed For Feed

Amaizing Grain Booklet (Courtesy of the Kentucky Corn Growers)

This information can be used and adapted to grades K-6.

As more information, lesson plans, or links are found, they will be posted.

Courtesy of Michigan Corn