Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too.
Author
Peggy Thomas
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Topsy-Turvy Soybeans
- From Soybeans to Car Parts
- Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car
- Bean Seed Cycle
- Grow it Now, Drive it Later?
- Oilseed Crops