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Let’s Learn About

popcorn

D i d y o u k n o w...

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Let’s Learn About

popcorn


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Let’s read about popcorn.

Did you know that popcorn comes in two different shapes? Snowflake

popcorn is the large, fluffy kind. You get this type of popcorn at movie

theaters. Mushroom popcorn is smaller and

doesn't crumble. Flavored popcorn, like

caramel corn, comes in this shape. Did you

know that popcorn kernels can fly 3 feet into

the air? Popcorn kernels have a small drop of

water in them. When you heat a kernel the

water turns into steam. The kernel explodes

and turns inside out! Before stoves and

popcorn makers, people used sand to makepopcorn. They heated the sand with fire and waited for the kernels to

pop. Popcorn made in an air popper is a very healthy snack . Some

people prepare popcorn in oil. Others add lots of butter and salt to

their popcorn. The tastier the popcorn, the less healthy it is!



Do you know these words?Look up each word in your dictionary. Try to use them in a sentence.

1. shapes (noun) _____________________________________________________________.

2. kernels (noun) _____________________________________________________________.

3. heat (verb) _________________________________________________________________.4. snack (noun) _______________________________________________________________.

5. prepare (verb) _____________________________________________________________.

Let’s think about popcorn.

1. What shape is popcorn?

2. What is inside a popcorn kernel?

3. Do you think popcorn is a healthy snack?


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So what do you know about popcorn?

1. What are the two main popcorn shapes?_________________________________________________________________

2. What is different about the two different shapes?

_________________________________________________________________

3. What is inside a popcorn kernel?

_________________________________________________________________

4. How does popcorn pop?

_________________________________________________________________

5. What is a healthy way to prepare popcorn?

_________________________________________________________________

BONUS QUESTION:

Can you guess what the most popular way to make popcorn is?

In a microwave

On the stovetop

In an air popper

In a sandpit


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Word Search

Directions: Circle the vocabulary words from the reading. Words can be

forwards, backwards, and diagonal.

1. kernels

2. explode

3. prepare

4. shapes5. snack

6. steam

Mix and Match

Directions: Draw a line between the words in the left column to the

meanings in the right column.

WORDS MEANINGS

1. kernels a. the small seeds from corn

2. steam b. something to eat in between meals

3. prepare c. what water turns into when heated4. shape d. the form of an object (example: circle)

5. heated e. a tiny amount of liquid

6. drop f. made something warm

7. snack g. make


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D F D S K L F S D S K J F D S

Q D S F D S E K D S K F D S P

Y W R Q W P J N N A D U E E R

E S F S A F S D L J F L S D E

I K A H K E R N E L S R L K P

V E S K V X N D S J Q O W N A

S K D F S P E M N V E E F B R

G V E W R L E M C V E W I C E

M E W F T O E W O S T E A M B

E W F E W D N V E I E E C O O

E W G W E E J K C A N S W Q H





Mighty Maze

Now write the full question. ________________________________________________________?

Did you know that...


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unpopped

pops

kernels

called

old

of

maids

aresteam

butter

popcorn

?

salty





Teacher’s Notes

Other interesting facts about popcorn:

1. The oldest ears of popcorn ever found were discovered in a bat cave in New Mexico. The kernels

were almost 6000 years old.2. There are six types of corn. Popcorn is the only type that pops!

3. You can make your own microwave popcorn. Ask a parent to help. Mix kernels with a teaspoon of

oil. Put kernels in the bottom of a brown lunch bag. Fold the top over twice. Place the bag in your

microwave and press the popcorn button.

4. Popcorn was popular in the United States during The Great Depression. It was one cheap treat that

families could afford.

5. Iced tea mix adds a nice flavor to plain popcorn.

Comprehension Answers:

1. The two main popcorn shapes are snowflake and mushroom.

2. Snowflake popcorn is large and fluffy. Mushroom popcorn is small and stays together.

3. There is a drop of water inside each kernel.

4. Popcorn kernels turn inside out when the water inside is heated and turns into steam.

5. A healthy way to prepare popcorn is in an air popper.

Bonus answer: In a microwave.

Word Search

1. kernels

2. explode

3. prepare

4. shapes

5. snack

6. steam

Mix and Match

Answers: 1-a, 2-c, 3-g, 4-d, 5-f, 6-e, 7-b

Mighty Maze

Did you know that: unpopped popcorn kernels are called old maids?


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D F D S K L F S D S K J F D S

Q D S F D S E K D S K F D S P

Y W R Q W P J N N A D U E E R

E S F S A F S D L J F L S D E

I K A H K E R N E L S R L K P

V E S K V X N D S J Q O W N A

S K D F S P E M N V E E F B R

G V E W R L E M C V E W I C E

M E W F T O E W O S T E A M B

E W F E W D N V E I E E C O O

E W G W E E J K C A N S W Q H

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