Captain Planet Foundation
George Washington Carver and the Sweet Potato
Learn about George Washington Carver's important contributions to agriculture by studying the sweet potato. First graders read about the inventor's observations and prepare sweet potato slips for the class garden. Additionally, they...
Curated OER
Power to the Peanut
Students locate information about the life and research of African American botanist George Washington Carver. They identify how Carver's knowledge of botany contributed to improvement of farming practices and introduction of new...
Curated OER
Kitchen Garbage: Starting Sweet Potato Vines
For this sweet potato worksheet, students follow directions on how to grow a sweet potato and answer short answer questions. Students answer 2 short answer questions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver
This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Food for Thought: Vegetable Group
Here, you can read up on the nutritional values of vegetables and on various ways to prepare vegetables to "Help your child enjoy," eating them. Also, get children eager to eat their vegetables by involving them in the kitchen and food...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.