Grades 3-8 (Kit)
How does popcorn pop? Investigate this phenomenon by observing how heat affects the water inside a popcorn kernel. This kit contains safety glasses, test tubes, a test tube clamp, an alcohol lamp, balloons, aluminum foil, vegetable oil, boiling stones, and popcorn kernels. This kit complements the lesson Get Popping! located on the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix.
Lesson plans associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.