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Kansas Corn STEM lessons are written by Kansas teachers and meet Kansas College and Career Ready Standards. Any teacher can use these lessons in the classroom and adapt them as needed.  Check out our professional development opportunities to learn how to receive free training and supplies for these lessons.

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Mystery Readers

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High School

Mystery #1 “Could It Be Corn?” 9-12

Mystery Readers
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High School

Mystery #2 “History of Corn” 9-12

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High School

Mystery #3 “The Secret of Soil” 9-12

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High School

Mystery #4 “The Miracle of Water” 9-12

Mystery Readers

Biotechnology

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High School

Chopped

Biotechnology
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High School

GMO or GM-NO?

Biotechnology
STEM Website Lesson Photos (21)
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Middle School High School

G.M. Whoa

Biotechnology
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High School

Corn Genetics and Statistical Analysis

Biotechnology
STEM Website Lesson Photos (17)
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Middle School High School

DNA, What’s it look like?

Biotechnology
STEM Website Lesson Photos (16)
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High School

Plant Tissue Culture of the African Violet

Biotechnology
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High School

Yield by Design, Hybrid Seeds

Biotechnology
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High School

Feeding the World

Biotechnology
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High School

Paper Plasmid

Biotechnology
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Middle School High School

Decoding DNA

Biotechnology
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Middle School High School

Genetically Modified Information?

Biotechnology
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High School

Protein Production Jackpot

Biotechnology
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High School

Hitting the Bullseye

Biotechnology

Breakout Box

STEM Website Lesson Photos (24)
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High School

Grow Your NPK Knowledge

Breakout Box
STEM Website Lesson Photos (26)
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Middle School High School

Wondering About Water

Breakout Box
STEM Website Lesson Photos (8)
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Middle School High School

Show How You Grow

Breakout Box
STEM Website Lesson Photos (21)
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Middle School High School

G.M. Whoa

Biotechnology
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Middle School High School

Sifting Through Soil

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Middle School High School

Kernel Kode

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Middle School High School

Do You Know Your Moo?

Breakout Box

Explore Corn

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Middle School High School

Corn-ucopia

Explore Corn
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Middle School High School

The Corn Conundrum

Explore Corn
How Sweet
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Middle School High School

How Sweet It Is

Explore Corn
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Middle School High School

CornSTARch

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Middle School High School

Corn Field Scouting

Explore Corn
STEM Website Lesson Photos (18)
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High School

Concentrations

Explore Corn
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Middle School High School

Kernel Kode

Breakout Box
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Middle School High School

Do You Know Your Moo?

Breakout Box
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Middle School High School

Growing Degree Days

Explore Corn
STEM Website Lesson Photos (5)
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Middle School High School

Explore Corn

Explore Corn

Ethanol Fuel

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High School

Top Fuel

Ethanol Fuel
STEM Website Lesson Photos (27)
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High School

More Fuel

Ethanol Fuel
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High School

Fermenting Fuel

Ethanol Fuel
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High School

Ethanol-Corn Mash and Distillation

Ethanol Fuel
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High School

DDG Nutrient Testing HS

Ethanol Fuel

Soil

STEM Website Lesson Photos (24)
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High School

Grow Your NPK Knowledge

Breakout Box
Breakout
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Middle School High School

Sifting Through Soil

Breakout Box

Mini Lessons

STEM Website Lesson Photos (18)
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Middle School High School

Concentrations (At Home)

Mini Lessons
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Middle School High School

Water, Water Everywhere (At Home)

Mini Lessons
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Middle School High School

Water Conservation (At Home)

Mini Lessons
STEM Website Lesson Photos (1)
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Middle School High School

Growing Degree Days (At Home)

Mini Lessons
STEM Website Lesson Photos (15)
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Middle School High School

Water Filtration

Mini Lessons
STEM Website Lesson Photos (19)
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Middle School High School

What’s The Big Deal About DNA?

Mini Lessons

Water

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High School

Water, Water, Everywhere

Water
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About Kansas Corn STEM

As the need to produce more food with less resources grows, it is important that future generations have a better understanding of agriculture and how corn farming and agriculture fit into our daily lives. That’s why the Kansas Corn STEM program provides lessons to teach science through the lens of corn. We are committed to providing free materials and training to support educators.

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