Science (K) 7 th Lesson Aim: To introduce some famous scientists and their achievements. Objectives: Terms: scientist, George Washington Carver, slave, Tuskegee Institute, laboratory Material: A scientist is a person skilled in science. George Washington Carver was a scientist who helped farmers learn how to grow new crops and take better care of the soil. He studied many different crops, but his favorites were peanuts, sweet potatoes and pecans. Sensory: (S) Write S C I E N T I S T. Spell P E A N U T. Question: A scientist is a person who is skilled in. math or science George Washington Carver was a scientist who studied. crops or animals Material: George Washington Carver was born in the 1860s. His mother was a slave, owned by a farmer in Missouri named Moses Carver. A slave is a person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will. The slaves were brought to America from Africa. They were forced to come - they did not come because they wanted to. Sensory: (T) Show a picture of George Washington Carver. Question: George Washington Carver was born in the. 1960s or 1860s A slave is someone who is. owned by another person or a free person
Science (K) 7 th Lesson - page 2 Material: George Washington Carver was interested in plants and flowers when he was a young man. He had a garden and people called him the plant doctor ; they asked for his advice about plants. Sensory: (S) Spell P L A N T. Write G A R D E N. Question: When George Carver was a young man, he was very interested in. He had his own. dinosaurs or plants garden or castle Material: George Carver had to move to a town eight miles away to attend a school for black children. He was determined to get an education and graduated from college in 1894. He was invited to teach at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which was a college created especially for African-American students. Sensory: (S) Spell C O L L E G E. (T) Show a picture of a class at the Tuskegee Institute. Question: In 1984, George Carver. became a farmer or graduated from college He got a job as a. Carver was invited to teach college teacher or banker at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which was a college created for students. African-American or Asian-American
Science (K) 7 th Lesson - page 3 Material: Carver wanted to help southern farmers; they were having problems with the cotton crop. The crops were not strong and healthy anymore. Carver said they needed to improve the soil by growing other crops, like peanuts. People laughed at him; no one ate peanuts back then. Carver invented ways to use peanuts so people would listen to him. Sensory: (S) Spell C O T T O N. (T) Show pictures of a cotton plant and a peanut plant. Question: Carver wanted to help farmers in the south improve the crop. He said the farmers could improve the cotton or cabbage soil by. giving it more water or growing other crops Material: A laboratory or lab is a place for making scientific experiments and tests. Carver worked in his lab to show how peanuts could be used to make shoe polish, ink, oil, cattle feed, shampoo, soap and shaving cream. He discovered over 300 ways to use the peanut. People started calling him the Wizard of Tuskegee. Sensory: (S) Spell L A B. Question: A lab is a place to. experiment and test or play games Carver discovered over ways to use the peanut. Some things 30 or 300 that can be made from peanuts are. bows and arrows or soap and shampoo
Science (K) 7 th Lesson Worksheet 1. A person skilled in science is called a. mathematician or scientist 2. George Washington Carver was interested in. plants or animals 3. George Washington Carver s mother was a slave. A slave is a person who is. free or owned by another person 4. When George Carver was young, he had his own. gazebo or garden 5. In the year 1894, George Carver. graduated from college or sailed a ship 6. After George Carver graduated from college, he was invited to teach at. Michigan State University or Tuskegee Institute 7. George Carver wanted to help the southern farmers improve their. bean crop or cotton crop 8. George Carver said that the farmers could improve their cotton crop by. improving the soil or saying magic words
Science (K) 7 th Lesson Worksheet page 2 9. George Carver said a good crop to plant to improve the soil was. petunias or peanuts 10. George Carver discovered uses for the peanut. 300 or 30
George Washington Carver
A history class at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1902
Cotton Plant Peanut Plant