Author:
Macon Beck
Subject:
Agriculture
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Level:
High School
Tags:
  • Agriscience
  • Corn
  • Lab
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
    Language:
    English

    Corn Lab

    Overview

     

    Corn Lab

     

    Grade Level:8th - 9th

    Subject: Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

    Duration: 50 minutes

    DOK Level: 2

    SAMR Level: Substitution  

    Indiana Standard: IAFNR-3.2 Explore the numerous possibilities for an SAE program which a student might develop

    IAFNR-2.2 Recognize and explain the role of the FFA in the development of leadership, education, employability, communications and human relations skills

    Objective: Students will complete a lab and record the results in their SAE record book with 100% accuracy.

    Essential Question: Can you make two different products out of the same ingredients?

    Procedure:

    1. Ask the students to list all the products made out of corn.

    2. Have the students get out their research notebooks

    3. Put students into groups of three

    4. Hand out the corn lab through google classroom

    5. Have the students follow normal lab procedures and complete the lab

    6. Make sure to check that the pre lab has been completed before the student proceed to the lab

    7. Have the students answer the lab questions in their research notebooks

    8. Have the students record the lab in their SAE record books

    9. Have each individual student brainstorm a list of lab extensions to do next week.

    Product or Assessment:

    The students will be assessed on the lab questions answers in their research notebooks.