PBS
Pbs Learning Media: George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher
By doing two primary source activities and watching a short video, young scholars will explore the life of science and innovation led by George Washington Carver.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: Bhutan: The Last Shangri La: How the Himalayas Were Formed
Science website from PBS that teaches the basics of mountain formations in relation to the Himalayas and Bhutan. Includes graphics & suggested use of a peanut butter & jelly sandwich!!!
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is Energy? Short Demos
Three short, hands-on, in-class demos expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, students create paper snake mobiles to explore how heat energy...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Patterned Paragraphs
Students will learn about the importance of including specific details when writing. Students will watch the teacher model "How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich." Then student will replicate the process for writing with specificity as...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: George Washington Carver [Pdf]
"George Washington Carver" is a one page, biographical passage about George Washington Carver, a famous African American, who taught farmers better farming methods including planting peanuts to improve the soil. It is followed by an...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Pende
The Pende occupy a territory that extends from the banks of the Lutshima, a tributary of the Kwilu, to the Kasai. The last colonial census (1959) indicated that there were 200,000 western Pende and another 40,000 Pende in Kasai, the...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Hausa
The Hausa constitute the largest ethnic group in West Africa. The term "Hausa" actually refers to the language and, by extension, to its native speakers, of whom there are about 25 million. Agriculture is the main economic activity....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Ganda
The Ganda are a group of people who live in the province of Buganda in Uganda. The Ganda are primarily an agricultural society; their staple crops are bananas and yams. Cotton was introduced as a market crop early in the twentieth...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Bagirmi Kinship
The term "Bagirmi" refers to a multi-ethnic society organized as an archaic state. Major populations in the Bagirmi region were the Barma, who formed and dominated the state; Arabs, who were its most numerous inhabitants; and the Fulani,...
Library of Congress
Loc: Cartoon Cornucopia: J. Arthur Wood, Jr., Collection
The Library of Congress offers a digitized collection of caricature, cartoon, and animated art. The collection is searchable and short histories of cartoonists, types of cartoons, and animation are included.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Mali: Economy
A comprehensive and current look at the economy of Mali from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes. Read about the development of agriculture and mining in this third world country.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: From Old World to New World
Plants have migrated around the world just like people. This site explains how several African plants and food crops made their way into American life.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: George Washington Carver
A brief biography of George Washington Carver that includes additional links to supplemental material for more research.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: About All You Can Eat: Truth or Consequences
Demonstrate how calories are measured by building a calorimeter to measure the transfer of heat energy during a chemical or physical change. Test and record data on the calories in a peanut.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Strawberries
A warm weather treat! Strawberries are full of good stuff and taste delicious. This encyclopedia entry provides their nutrition information, many varieties, and a recipe for peanut butter jelly muffins.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: George Washington Carver
Find out how George Washington Carvers' contributions to science radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Structure of Seeds and Effects of Fertilizer on Plants
In this lesson plan, young scholars identify parts of seeds and the effect of fertilizer on their germination and development.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: The Gambia: Economy
A brief discussion about Gambia's economy as well as a chart showing GDP, natural resources, trade, and percentages of economy in agriculture and industry. Information from the CIA World Fact Book.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Washington Carver
This National Inventors Hall of Fame site provides a brief biography of the agricultural chemist, George Washington Carver.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Charlie Parker
Use this resource to learn about Charlie Parker's life and musical career, which provides links to further information, quotes, and images.
Other
In Search of Heroes: George Washington Carver
This site from Grace Products Corporation provides a wealth of information detailing George Washington Carver's life. Content includes a biography, timeline, and more.
Other
Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Jimmy Carter
View pictures from the National Historic Site of Jimmy Carter's home town of Plains, Georgia. Museum consists of his high school, campaign headquarters, and boyhood farm.
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