Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Understanding Corns and Calluses

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from WebMD provides a great background on corns and calluses. Focuses on what they are and what causes them. The site also has links to information on the symptoms, detection, treatment and prevention of corns and calluses.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Teachers:engineer a Crop

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare the traditional method of selective breeding with transgenic methods. Interactive activities on this site include breeding the largest ear of corn possible and engineering a "super crop".
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Plant Genebanks: Food Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Over time everything changes a little bit, just take a look at the theory of evolution. With the descent of biodiversity agriculturalists have developed a system using genebanks to maintain the crops that sustain the majority of the...
Activity
TOPS Learning Systems

Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Monocots/dicots [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Grow corn and bean seeds and measure their comparative growth over time.
Website
Other

Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service

For Students 9th - 10th
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.