Social Studies: Thank you Mr. Carver

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...

Students explore invention and unveiling of world's first Ferris wheel, analyze photographs and poster of first Ferris wheel, and discuss engineering achievements of Ferris wheel, including how it worked, how it was built, and its...

In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Booker T. Washington. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

In this George Washington Carver worksheet, students cut out the vocabulary words which focus on his life, and place them in alphabetical order. Students use the ten words in a sentence and staple them together to create a book.

For this writing prompt worksheet, students, after reading Revolutionary War on Wednesday, fill in five blanks to a thank-you note that George Washington may have written to thank a soldier for his war efforts.

Using video clips along with primary and secondary documents, scholars analyze the life of George Washington Carver, one of America's best scientists and inventors. Class members then create music, posters, and skits about this amazing...

Learn about the interesting life of George Washington Carver and his many accomplishments with this series of worksheets for primary grade learners. From coloring pages and word searches, to non-fiction reading passages and math skills...

Students learn and research the life of George Washington Carver.  In this historical figures lesson plan, students read a book on George Washington Carver, discuss his character and the challenges he faced in becoming a...

Students read about George Washington Carver, then work in small groups to design, write and illustrate a booklet about his accomplishments.

Learners examine the way various inventions have changed their lives. As a class, they create a timeline of the most important inventions during their lifetime and another timeline of how old they were when it was invented. ...