Skip to main content

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Curriculum Matrix

Companion Resource

Print

How Stuff Works: Popcorn

From Discovery Channel's How Stuff Works, watch how our favorite movie snack explodes from kernel to white fluffy treat. The shell of a corn kernel can withstand an internal temperature of 450 degrees. After that threshold, the kernel explodes. Find out what it takes to create the perfect popping kernel in this three-minute video.

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2lKV02JzPc

Author

Discovery Channel

Lessons Associated with this Resource