Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do Potatoes Regulate the Formation of New Roots?
Propagate potatoes by giving it the right environment for the eyes to sprout.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Does It Grow? Potatoes
America eats more potatoes than any other vegetable. Follow the spud from field to factory to learn how it grows and how it's turned into the beloved potato chip. [5:58]
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: One Potato, Two Potato [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Cynthia DeFelice's children's book, One Potato, Two Potato, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Word Potato: A Sounding Out Accuracy Game
A small group game to practice word and sound recognition and accuracy. A word version of "Hot Potato" in which the students pass around a basket of words. The last student to hold the basket must pick a word and sound it out. If they...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Potato Power
Students use potatoes to light an LED clock (or light bulb) as they learn how a battery works in a simple circuit and how chemical energy changes to electrical energy. As they learn more about electrical energy, they better understand...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: You Want Fries With That? The Science of Crispy Potatoes
The first bite of a fresh-picked apple, the crunch of morning toast, the deep cut into rich, flaky layers of baklava, the pleasing snap of a chip. Besides being delicious, what do these foods have in common? They're crisp. They have a...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: New Gene Fights Potato Blight
Potato farmers spend billions of dollars every year to fight blight - a disease that can wipe out potato crops. Now scientists have discovered a wild variety of potato that is immune to blight. See the advantages and possible...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: How Potato Cannons Work
A slideshow carbo-loaded with information on how the pneumatic potato cannon works. [3:00]
The History Place
The History Place: Irish Potato Famine
The History Place provides complete history of the Irish Potato Famine and life in Ireland in the 19th century.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Mr. Sweet Potatoes
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication Mr. Sweet Potatoes, a fiction book for children.
Other
Ui: Chemical Control of Potato Late Blight [Pdf]
Gives a wide overview of how to control potato blight by using chemical. Terminology, application methods, when to apply. Lots of Specifics.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Serc: Mapping Potato Island
In this hands-on activity, middle schoolers make a topographic map to describe the shape of a potato. They will gain an understanding of how contour lines are used to describe the shape of the land surface.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Floating and Sinking Potatoes
After the teacher puts pieces of potatoes in water and salt water, the students predict what is going to happen and try to name what makes this happen.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Sweet Potato
A sweet potato, often on the table around the winter holidays, is loaded with nutritional value. Find out how to select a good tuber as well as ideas of how to prepare the sweet starch.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Hot Potatoes by Arnold Bennett
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by Arnold Bennett, "Hot Potatoes." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Potato Fish Adaptations [Pdf]
Using their knowledge of fish's adaptations, students create their own imaginary fish!
Read Works
Read Works: Couch Potato Central
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about childhood obesity. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
Other
Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Potato Maze
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one is a...
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Boston: Memorial to the 1845 1850 Irish Potato Famine
Memorial to the 1845-1850 Irish Potato Famine (Boston)
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