Omnivore's Dilemma (Student Response)
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Questions:
1) List 10 items from the reading found in the average supermarket that are made from corn.
2) What is the species name and family of corn?
3) How many bushels of corn can a typical modern industrial farmer produce per acre?
4) Extension: Our farm is has 1/10 of an acre of plantable space. Check our harvest total for the 1/3 of a year to date since the start of the school year (Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec). That is a total multiplier of 30. Are our results comparable to an industrial corn farmer? Explain.
5) What are some of the environmental implications of growing corn as described in the reading?
6) What are some cultural/societal implications of growing corn as described in the reading?
7) What "struck" you about the reading?

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