Hello Everyone... Below you will find some really cool Coloring Pages, Math Challenges, Quiz Games and my dads favorite Popcorn Pong. I even have a super cool video cool video of popcorn poping in Slow Motion.
If you have any other cool or fun "stuff" you would like to donate this way please send me an email to me at ZanderMan@destinybound.com. I hope you will have some fun with them like I did.
*Everything is rated G-P for Everyone Loves Good Popcorn. :)
This is a fun game take-off of the TV Pong version my dad used to play when he was a kid. It's Kind of hard to beat.
Okay guys... How much do you really know about popcorn? Take this quick quiz and find out.
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Color up some popcorn fun! Kernel Poppy needs your help to bring these pictures to life! Simply print out these coloring sheets and create your own Pop-a-rific Poppy!
Note: These worksheets are in pdf format which requires a PDF Reader. My dad recomends this FREE Foxit PDF Reader becasue it is small (5 MB) and Fast PDF Viewer and Foxit Reader currently has over 50 million users all around the world. It is a zillion times faster to open than Adobe Acrobat Reader however if you want Adobe's 35.7 MB program, Click Here .
Click on the links below to download and print out fun and educational worksheets for children!
A-Maize-ing Popcorn
1st and 2nd Grade Reading/Language Arts
A Poppin' Good Time
3rd and 4th Grade Reading/Language Arts
A Kernel of Truth
5th and 6th Grade Reading/Language Arts
Click on This Link to Download and Print out ALL the Fun and Educational Worksheets for Children! NOTE: This file is zipped and you should be able to view them via Windows Explorer. If not you can download a FREE Zip Reader from Win jZip. No Adware / No Spyware / No Pop-Ups / No Trojans
Watch Popcorn Pop In S L O W Motion!
Learn more about popcorn as you watch kernels explode in super slow motion. NOTE: If you look closely at the beginning of the video you’ll be able to see steam escape from the first kernel as it bursts.
The Science of Popcorn
People have been fascinated by popcorn for centuries. Some Native Americans believed that a spirit lived inside each kernel of popcorn. When heated, the spirit grew angry and would eventually burst out of its home and into the air as a disgruntled puff of steam. A less charming but more scientific explanation exists for why popcorn pops.
Popcorn is scientifically known as Zea mays everta. It’s a type of maize, or corn, and is a member of the grass family. Popcorn is a whole grain and is made up of three components: the germ, endosperm, and pericarp (or hull). Of the 4 most common types of corn—sweet, dent (also known as field), flint (also known as Indian corn), and popcorn—only popcorn pops! Popcorn differs from other types of corn in that its hull has just the right thickness to allow it to burst open.
Each kernel of popcorn contains a small drop of water stored inside a circle of soft starch. Popcorn needs between 13.5-14% moisture to pop. The soft starch is surrounded by the kernel's hard outer surface.
As the kernel heats up, the water begins to expand. Around 212 degrees the water turns into steam and changes the starch inside each kernel into a superhot gelatinous goop. The kernel continues to heat to about 347 degrees. The pressure inside the grain will reach 135 pounds per square inch before finally bursting the hull open.
As it explodes, steam inside the kernel is released. The soft starch inside the popcorn becomes inflated and spills out, cooling immediately and forming into the odd shape we know and love. A kernel will swell 40-50 times its original size!
So enough of this... let's Watch Popcorn Pop in Slow Motion!
> > > Below you can even see How It's Made < < <
