Doug Sieck Corn Harvest

Posted: 1/3/2021

Doug Sieck – December 21 – Corn Harvest

In this video, Doug talks about corn harvest and takes us for a ride in the combine. Listen closely and you will hear Doug give you some math problems to work through.

Activity: Go outside and measure a space that is 206 feet by 206 feet to visualize the size of one acre. Hint, you might need to use the football field.

            Or check out this link for a visual

Discussion Question: Name products in your school or home that have corn in it?  Teachers can find answers here:  https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything

Teacher Resource: This link has a very good visual of how a combine works.

              http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howcombineharvesterswork.html