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It’s an Earful
Ag in the Classroom Presentation
Supplemental Resources  

Vocabulary – key terms students may hear during the presentation
Illinois Learning Standards – how It’s an Earful meets the standards

Background Information
Corn Fact Sheet
Corn Ag Mag
(download here or request a classroom set 
     from DeKalb County Farm Bureau)
What can we get from an acre of corn? 
    – products from an acre of DeKalb County field corn
A Tale of Two Corns – differences between field corn and sweet corn

Worksheets
It’s an Earful – crossword puzzle
Parts of a Corn Plant
– label the anatomy of a corn plant

Lesson Kits (Available as supply kits from DeKalb County Farm Bureau.)
Corn Literacy Kit – a wealth of books and resources about corn
Adventures Around the Farm – lessons and materials to teach about farming

Lessons & Activities online
From Tassel to Table Chain – sequence the steps from field to cereal box
A Tale of Two Corns lesson plans – teach the differences between field corn
     and sweet corn
Exploring Corn! – 42-page booklet of corn lessons

Books in your school library (Titles donated to school libraries in DeKalb County)
Biofuels
by David & Patricia Armentrout
Corn by Elaine Landau
Corn by Gail Gibbons
Corn by Margaret Hall
Corn Belt Harvest by Raymond Bial
From Kernel to Corncob by Ellen Weiss

Links
Illinois Ag in the Classroom
USDA Ag in the Classroom
Illinois Corn education page
The Great Corn Adventure
Corn Farmers Coalition

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