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Corn maze promotes education

Clemson University has created a corn maze to promote the value of learning to elementary school students from throughout the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. Using global positioning technologies, the maze was designed and established by university scientists Sue Robinson and Jim Frederick at Clemson's Pee Dee Research and Education Center located near Florence, SC.

In early October, more than 2000 students from grades 1 through 4 will visit the maze to learn more about both agriculture and the value of an education.Clemson professor and School Tour Coordinator Don Manley explains, "There is a critical need for children to learn that food and fiber products do not originate from Wal-Mart. Agriculture is also a very important industry to the economy of South Carolina."

The maze was designed to lead children through the corn field using a series of educational questions placed at various points within the maze. Selecting the wrong answer leads the children to a dead end. "We want to show the kids that life, like the maze, is full of choices," notes Frederick, "they can make either the right or wrong choice. We hope they learn that the right choice is to study hard and learn as much as they can."

For more information please contact:

Jim Frederick
Pee Dee Research and Education Center
Clemson University
843-662-3526 x228
jfrdrck@clemson.edu

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