And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, Drought Tolerant Corn (WEEKLY)

📌 No "Add to Cart"? Read this. ⤵ 1. BE A MEMBER. ✨ First join the (free) Weekly Membership, you can do that HERE. If you've done this previously, skip to Step 2. 2. Log in 📧 Use the email you joined And Another Thing with. 3. Add this week’s Current Event to your cart. 📰 Yes, even though it’s free for Weekly members. 3. Check out. 🛒 That’s the step that loads the file into your Digital Library on your account so you can download whenever you need it. 💡 Why do we do it this way? So your Downloads area only has the resources you want — no clutter. ⏳ Heads up: Each Weekly Current Event is available for 7 days only. On Sunday, it changes over — so if you want this one, checkout before then! - - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵ 🌽 Drought Tolerant Corn: The Science and Strategy of Surviving Dry Seasons A newly discovered corn trait could help plants survive drought without a single extra drop of water, and farmers already use proven techniques to fight the same problem from the ground up. This article introduces students to the stretch phenotype and the strategy behind dryland farming. Students will explore drought tolerant corn and dryland farming through: How the stretch phenotype's longer xylem cells and deeper roots help corn capture more water during drought How researchers confirmed the trait works using computer models, a greenhouse, and field tests in Pennsylvania and Chile How a genome-wide association study found genetic markers that could let breeders build the trait into new corn varieties What dryland farming is and how the water cycle explains why droughts happen Dryland techniques growers use to protect soil moisture, including no-till farming, crop residue, fallowing, and drought-hardy seed A great tie-in for: plant science, agricultural biology, and water cycle or earth science units. Utilizing current events in agriculture is always just another thing to do that you probably don't have time for. We got you. Hitting those literacy standards just another thing to do? We got you. The Student Handouts consist of reading passage, an informational graphic, associated vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a word puzzle. All answer keys included. Use it as a Bellringer Activity, Class Finisher, or save it for a Sub or on those interrupted/shortened schedule days that inevitably come up. Want more? Upgrade to Monthly or Annual Membership to get: More Word Puzzles: all 4 types of puzzles (with answer keys of course) Bellringer Slide: introduces the reading passage and provides thought-provoking questions Resource Page: extend the discussion or make it an activity with these verified links to explore the subject further Spanish Version: give your ESL students their own version of the reading passage, graphic, vocabulary, and comprehension questions (answer key in Spanish too)