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George Washington Carver

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: George Washington Carver, crop rotation, inventor, black history
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn about George Washington Carver and his contributions as an inventor and scientist.

Other SS1H1 Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.rna. Identify the contributions made by George Washington Carver (science).

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Video : The Story of George Washington Carver

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Learn about the inventor and scientist George Washington Carver and his contributions.

Quiz : George Washington Carver

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

What plant did George Washington Carver say helped the soil?

A) cotton

B) peanuts

C) carrots

Question #2

George Washington Carver invented peanut butter.

A) True

B) False

Question #3

Who was George Washington Carver?

A) an inventor and scientist

B) a president

C) a cook

Question #4

What did George Washington Carver teach people?

A) how to take care of dogs

B) how to care for plants

C) how to write

Question #5

Why was life hard for George Washington Carver?

A) He couldn't read.

B) He didn't have enough food.

C) He was born a slave and didn't have freedom.

Question #6

What did enjoy George Washington Carver enjoy doing?

A) read books and learn about nature

B) play with toy cars

C) cook with his family

Question #7

George Washington Carver went to college and studied about plants.

A) True

B) False

Question #8

What did cotton do to the soil?

A) gave it more nutrients

B) took away nutrients

C) kept it clean

Question #9

What did George Washington Carver invent with peanuts?

A) milk

B) peanut butter

C) lotion

Question #10

When George Washington Carver was bo, slavery was over.

A) True

B) False

Resources : Learn all about George Washington Carver

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Learn all about George Washington Carver's life
Watch video and learn all about George Washington Carver's life.

I'm a Peanut, Let Me Be
Listen to song about George Washington Carver

Reading : George Washington Carver's life

Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

George Washington Carver - National Geographic

Description: Read and listen to story about George Washington Carver and his important work with peanuts and other plants. Login using EPIC login.

Assignment : George Washington Carver

On a sheet of paper:

Draw a picture of the plant that helps give soil nutrients.
Draw two inventions of George Washington Carver.

Standards:

Video : The Story of George Washington Carver

Quiz : George Washington Carver

Resources : Learn all about George Washington Carver

Reading : George Washington Carver's life

Assignment : George Washington Carver