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1 Grains Grains were some of the first crops ever developed. They were important for 2 reasons –1) Grain is high in energy! –2) Grain can be stored for a long period of time without spoiling. It is dry and hard, so it doesn’t get moldy or rotten.

2 Common Grains Wheat- It is ground into flour. With flour we make bread and pasta (noodles). Barley- It can be boiled and eaten in soups. It can also be ground into flour. Rice- The grains are boiled and eaten. Corn- small hard corns are also ground into corn flour (corn meal). Most corn today is used as feed for cattle. Another food that is not a grain but has a lot of the same nutrition is the potato. Potatoes came from South America.

3 Wheat growing

4 Wheat ready to harvest

5 Wheat grains

6 Wheat Kernel Structure

7 Turning Wheat into Flour

8 Barley Very old crop. Barley was grown in ancient Egypt and has been used ever since. It is used to make flour and is also the main ingredient used to brew beer.

9 Barley Growing

10 Barley Grains

11 Rice Very important grain, especially in Asia. Rice is high in energy (carbohydrates) and also contains protein.

12 It takes a lot of work to take care of the rice plants as they grow

13 Rice Field

14 Rice Terraces

15 Rice Grains

16 Corn (Maize) Corn originally comes from the Western Hemisphere (N and S America) Before Columbus corn was unknown in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Grain corn is different from sweet corn

17 Corn Meal (ground up corn)

18 Harvest To harvest means to collect the crops when they are ready. First you plow the field, Then you plant the seeds, Then you take care of the crops until they are ready Last, you harvest the crops.

19 Hope you learned about farming!!! Wrap-up questions (you should know by now…) What is a plow for? Why were grains important to early civilizations? What are some of the main types of grains? How do we use grains today?

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