Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
Companion Resource
In the Garden with Dr. Carver
Sally is a young girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help. He teaches them how to restore the soil nutrients. He even prepares a delicious lunch made of plants, including "chicken" made from peanuts. Susan Grigsby's warm story shines new light on an African American scientist who was ahead of his time.
Author
Susan Grigsby
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Paint's Family Tree
- Nuts About Peanuts!
- Apple Science: Comparing Apples and Onions
- FoodMASTER: Meat, Poultry, and Fish
- Rock, Paper, Scissors: Dominant and Recessive Traits
- Cracking Open the Story of Nuts
- Oilseed Crops