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Corn on the cob, corn syrup, corn flakes, candy corn…. Wait, strike that last one. But corn is widely found as a familiar ingredient in our food! What you MAY NOT KNOW is that corn is an essential component of other products. Take a look at this list…. TOILET PAPER Surprise! Corn is a soft and absorbent material. It can make toilet paper sheets …

Jeffrey Baker teaches at Alpha School, and recently received distillation supplies in a grant from Feed the World and Ohio Corn & Wheat. The grant is designed to help teachers implement the engaging Feed the World curriculum in their classrooms. Baker shares about how he used the supplies: When this shipment arrived all I saw at first was the …

Mexico has placed a ban on shipments of genetically-modified corn from the United States. The United States government is challenging that ban under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement which governs the terms of trade in North America. The participating countries had agreed to base their regulation on scientific research. Mexico’s ban on …

Champion High School STEM students researched corn as a sustainable fuel to power vehicles. They made renewable diesel , then fermented corn mash to make ethanol , and powered steam boats with their fuel. A grant from Ohio Corn & Wheat and Feed the World provided all the materials to aid students in their research. Students used a laboratory …

Erin Molden teaches at Kettering Fairmont High School. She received distillation equipment from Ohio Corn & Wheat and Feed the World through our fall grant program. Here she shares about the excitement of using the equipment in the classroom: Each school year my classes (Intro to Biotech, Junior Biotech Lab, Senior Biotech Lab) learn about …

Twenty-two Ohio teachers gathered at Otterbein University recently for energy and ethanol lessons in a workshop sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat and Ohio’s corn farmers. This event gave them the opportunity to experience science lessons and receive supplies for their classrooms. This workshop began with participants turning corn oil into …

Why is ethanol so important today? Participants at the Ohio Corn & Wheat sponsored Focus on energy and ethanol workshop heard about ethanol’s benefits from industry experts. John Settlemyre, Ohio corn farmer, Ohio Corn & Wheat President, and National Corn Growers Association Ethanol Action Team member, spoke about his role as an ethanol …

DNA extraction—how can we make this activity even better? Challenge students to develop their own protocol for the procedure! Feed the World educator Heather Bryan led a group of 14 science teachers through this lesson at the Science Education Council of Ohio’s 2023 Science Symposium. Participants were tasked with creating a protocol for …