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...

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...

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...

Young scholars research George Washington Carver. In this science lesson, students discuss George Washington Carver's contribution to science. Young scholars explain how peanut butter is produced.

Students discover the agricultural contributions of George Washington Carver. In this George Washington Carver lesson, students discuss the peanut plant and all the ways Carver used it. Students view photographs of the agricultural...

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

Students use the Internet to examine the life of George Washington Carver. They participate in online activities and explore potatoes and peanuts.

Students study life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver. In this historical figures lesson, students explore primary sources available from the Library of Congress regarding the accomplishments of Carver. 

Artist, teacher, horticulturalist. George Washington Carver is the subject of a short overview of this remarkable man who advocated, among other ideas, self-sufficiency through farming.

In this comprehension skills activity, students read the book The Life of George Washington Carver and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including note taking, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.

This is a standard multiple-choice assessment on the life and ideas of George Washington Carver. It includes 20 questions on topics covering information about his birth and education, major career moves, teaching principles, ethics, etc.

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

Students explore Presidents of the U.S. by viewing images of George Washington. In this historical leaders lesson, students view a PowerPoint slide-show which contains images of Lincoln, Washington and other great U.S. Presidents....

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.

Peanuts inspire this lesson plan about George Washington Carver, called The Peanut Wizard in the included informational text. Class members read about peanuts and George Washington Carver and create a timeline of his life. In addition,...

Students discuss the character traits of George Washington Carver. In this George Washington Carver lesson plan, students read the books or segments of A Picture Book of George Washington Carver, Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy, The Night...

Learners discover the importance of a President by researching George Washington.  In this biographical lesson, students read a biography about the first President of the U.S. and examine photographs of the man.  Learners define the...

Students practice making predictions and inferences. In this critical thinking activity, students view photographs of our nation's leaders, make inferences of who they were, and predict what contributions made them important to our nation.

Enhance Black History Month with a twenty-page resource designed to boost scholars' knowledge of the great accomplishments made by African Americans. Learners take in fun facts about famous inventors such as George Washington Carver and...

From Clara Barton and Harriet Beecher Stowe to Ulysses S. Grant and George Washington Carver, this research project will allow learners to gain an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of everyday heroes of the nineteenth century in...

Students locate information about the life and research of African American botanist George Washington Carver. They identify how Carver's knowledge of botany contributed to improvement of farming practices and introduction of new...

Students write three contributions made to society by George Washington Carver. They complete a handout listing the four things plants need to grow.

Students use the internet to identify the contributions of George Washington Carver. In groups, they analyze how his contributions influenced others and the economy we have today. They create a poster showing his accomplishments and...

Second graders investigate historic Americans by researching George Washington Carver. In this famous American biography instructional activity, 2nd graders complete graphic organizers about George Washington Carver's life while...