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:
Ask the students to list all the products made out of corn.
Have the students get out their research notebooks
Put students into groups of three
Hand out the corn lab through google classroom
Have the students follow normal lab procedures and complete the lab
Make sure to check that the pre lab has been completed before the student proceed to the lab
Have the students answer the lab questions in their research notebooks
Have the students record the lab in their SAE record books
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.