Hold up raw peanuts in one hand and roasted peanuts in the other hand. The teacher will ask students if anyone knows what these things are. After a student answers that they are peanuts, ask if someone can name the man who developed over 300 uses for the peanut.
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Who Is George Washington Carver, Anyway?
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: - Mitchell, Barbara, A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story About George Washington Carver> . Corolrhoda Books, 1989.
- Benitez, Miena. George Washington Carver: Plant Doctor , Raintree/Steck-Vaughn, 1996.
- Raw and roasted peanuts in the shell
- Jar of peanut butter and crackers
- Materials (copy paper with a construction paper cover) for one blank peanut booklet per group. (Directions can be found in the Teacher Preparation section of this lesson.)
- Software encyclopedia such as Microsoft Encarta, etc. (see Web Links)
- Internet link to conduct research (see Web Links)
- Computers
Author: Eva Abrams
Source: © www.beaconlearningcenter.com
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