Why is Corn Important to Me?
Grade Level: First Grade
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Lesson 1
Grade Level: First Grade
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PRESENTS:
WE GROW CORN!
Raising Corn on a Kansas Family Farm
By: Sharon Thielen, Ph.D.
WE GROW CORN!
Read aloud version.
More information, curriculum, videos at: wegrowcorn.com
Corn Belt
Kansas Corn video
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Lesson 2
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Kansas Corn video
Machinery used for Harvest
Step 1:
Job of the combine:
-Picks ears from the plants
-Separates the kernels from the cob
-Gets ride of the unwanted parts of the corn plant
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 1:
Cab- where the farmer sits
Header- picks the ears from plant.
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 2:
Job of the grain cart:
-move and transfer the grain from the field
Combine emptying into grain cart
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 2:
Truck
Grain Cart
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 3:
Job of the grain elevator:
-Stores the grain until it is ready to be used.
-Farmers get paid per bushel of corn they bring to the elevator.
Machinery used for Harvest
Step 3:
Grain bins
Keeps grain safe and dry.
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 3:
A typical grain cart can hold 500 to 1,500 bushels of corn
Machinery Used for Harvest
Step 3:
One acre of field (the size of a football field) can average 175 bushels of corn
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Lesson 3
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Thank You
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