Curated Video
Uses for Maize
Which countries produce the most maize and what do they use it for? Learn about the many uses of maize from food to fuel. Maize part 4/5
Curated Video
How to Cook Maize
Maize comes in many forms from corn on the cob to polenta. Learn how to make a salad and a breakfast porridge dish using maize. Maize part 5/5
Curated Video
The Importance of Sorghum: From Food to Biofuel
In addition to providing nutrients to fuel our bodies, sorghum is also proving to be a useful crop in generating non-fossil fuels. Learn how sorghum stalks can be converted and burned to generate energy. Sorghum part 4/4
Curated Video
The Versatile Uses and Benefits of Buckwheat
Learn about the uses of the buckwheat plant - from plaster to salad! Buckwheat part 4/5
Curated Video
Disappearance and Rediscovery of Khorasan Wheat
This video explores the journey and various names of Khorasan wheat, an ancient grain that has traveled across continents and acquired different monikers. It highlights the importance of preserving and protecting not just this grain, but...
Learning Mole
Plants as Food
A video created for, and aimed at primary school science students learning all about plants. This video will take students through the plants that are commonly used as food.
Curated Video
The Health Benefits of Maize
Maize contains many nutrients that keep our digestive and other body systems functioning properly. Learn about the nutrient profile of maize and how it's helpful for our bodies. Maize part 2/5
Weird History
Native American Foods Of The Old West
The creativity with which Native American groups brought ingredients together reflected an awareness of and respect for the environment. When it comes to what kind of foods Native Americans ate in the past, their meals were often about...
Soliloquy
How humans made corn.
Corn or Maize is a staple food in many parts of the world, with total production surpassing that of wheat or rice. But it wasnât always the high yield crop it is today. Ten thousand years ago a grass called Teosinte was domesticated...
Ancient Lights Media
India: Geographical Regions
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip examines the main geographical regions of India as well as some of their pertinent cultural aspects.
Professor Dave Explains
Angiosperm Diversity: Monocots and Eudicots
We've already introduced angiosperms in a previous tutorial, but there is an overwhelming diversity within the angiosperms that must be investigated. Let's take a look at all of the clades within the flowering plants, especially monocots...
Ancient Lights Media
Genetic Engineering: Positives & Negatives of Transgenic Plants
This clip looks at some of the beneficial and harmful aspects of transgenic plants.
Curated Video
Myths and Legends About Maize in the Americas
Where did maize come from? There is a scientific answer to that question and there are the more creative and intriguing stories. This video covers some of the myths and legends of maize in the Americas. Maize part 3/5
Curated Video
RR0229/A Zimbabwe: Starvation
File: view of commercial farm in Zimbabwe; farmworkers reaping tobacco; harvester reaping maize crop; grain spurting into back of truck; various views of World Food Programme distribution point, Angwa Valley, Zimbabwe; various views of...
Curated Video
Argentina's farmers under pressure from financial crisis
Argentina's farmers under pressure from financial crisis
Curated Video
Record-Breaking Corn Maze Attracts Visitors Looking To Get Lost
Spooky season may be over, but autumn is still in full swing, making it the perfect time to visit Illinois' record-breaking corn maze.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Popped Secret Film with Quiz: The Mysterious Origin of Corn
Where does corn come from? Corn cobs? Scholars watch an interesting video to learn that the ancestor of maize is the teosinte plant. The video goes on to explain how both geneticists and archaeologists have evidence that humans were...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Native American Societies Before Contact
What was life like in North America before Europeans arrived? In this video, Kim explores how different environmental factors in North America shaped a variety of Native American societies. [5:24]
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 9: Maya Maize God Statue 28 Jan 10
This stone Maize God was discovered on the site of a major Mayan city in present-day Honduras and is wearing a headdress in the shape of a giant corn cob. Maize was not only worshipped at that time but the Maya also believed that their...