Corn Adventures

Things have been a little corny lately in second grade!  We have been exploring and wondering about corn.  Here are some of our wonders:

How much water does it take?  Why are they called kernels?  Why are they yellow?  Why is it spikey at the end of the seed?  How long does it take to grow an ear of corn?  Why are the seeds different sizes?  How can a tiny seed grow as big as a person?  How does it grow?  Why do the seeds have purple lines?

We recorded our wonders in our "Corn Journal."  Then we planted our seeds in small pots.  We used soil pods, five to be exact, and added 8 tablespoons of water to our pot.  We watch the compacted pods expand to become soil!  Then we planted our seeds.  We moved them to the window, and plan to water daily.  We are excited to find some answers to our wonders!