George washington carver biography summary rubric

  • In this activity, students
  • George Washington Carver was an African American botanist, scientist, inventor, and teacher at the Tuskegee Institute. Use this digital flip book to organize information about his life. Students use teacher selected resources for research and then utilize this digital template to organize their information. Created using Google Slides so distributing the template to students is a breeze.

    Page 1 - Bio, Early Life, Family, Quote

    Page 2 - Timeline

    Page 3 - Best Known For, Lasting Impact

    Page 4 - Character Traits with Supporting Evidence

    Page 5 - Interesting Facts

    Page 6 - Research and Sources

    Check out the preview for samples of various digital flip book biographies.

    *Note this product only contains the flip book for George Washington Carver.*

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  • 2. There is a
  • Today's focus is to gather a
  • George Washington Carver was an

  • The left side does not have a summary.


    Design a game that is based on the story. It can be a puzzle, a word search, a word scramble, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a hidden pictures illustration, or any other fun activity that might be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it includes information from the book.


    The game was there but shows only some effort and/or contains some information from the book.


    Questions were written but were poorly written and had numerous mistakes.


    The top includes the title, author, number of pages, and number of stars (max: 5) that you would give the book.


    One element is missing: title, author, number of pages, or rating.


    Two elements are missing: title, author, number of pages, or rating.


    The top does not contain any of the required elements.


    The prize is something the main character could have used in the book or reminds the student of the main character. (the prize must be small enough to fit in the box & can be drawn)


    The prize is something the main character could have used. (or the picture could use some more detail.)


    A prize is available, but does not relate to the main character or story.


    There is not a prize included.


    Cereal Box is handed in on the due date.


    Cereal Box is one day late.


    Cereal Box is handed in two days late.

    George Washington Carver Body Biography Project — Collaborative Poster Activity

    Description

    Have your students create a collaborative poster and learn about George Washington Carver in a fun, fresh, and engaging, way!

    This research biography project emphasizes the significance of teamwork and effective communication, highlighting the importance of a unified body of knowledge.

    Your students will conduct research and demonstrate an understanding of the life of George Washington Carver by creating a beautiful biography poster.

    This is an awesome project for Black History Month!


    Powerful People Project Steps:

    1. To construct the biography poster, your students will work in groups to conduct research on George Washington Carver.

    2. Students will then transfer their findings to boxes on the poster.

    3. Next, they will work together to color or paint the pieces of the poster.

    4. Lastly, students will tape together the final product.

    The poster is made up of six pieces of paper, which can be printed on regular copy paper or card stock.

    Once taped together, the final product will be 28″ x 15″ and can last a lifetime if you laminate it.


    This resource includes the following:

    • Student Directions (PDF and editable word document)
    • Project Rubric (PDF and editable word document)
    • Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (PDF and editable word document)
    • 6 Blank Coloring Pages (PDFs)
    • George Washington Carver Answer Key
    • Example of Final Project (PDF)

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    Grade Level:
    High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

    Subject:
    Science
    Lesson Duration:
    90 Minutes
    Common Core Standards:
    9-10.RH.2, 9-10.RH.4, 11-12.RH.2, 11-12.RH.4, 11-12.RH.7, 9-10.SL.2, 9-10.SL.5, 11-12.SL.2, 11-12.SL.5
    Additional Standards:
    NGSS (MO CLEs): HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
    Thinking Skills:
    Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations.

    Essential Question

    Who was George Washington Carver? How did his past and his passions
    affect his work in agriculture?

    Objective

    This lesson provides foundational information useful for the remaining lessons in this unit. Students will be able to discuss Carver’s personal and professional history, and identify the forces driving his work.

    Background

    This is lesson one of five in the George Washington Carver - An Original Conservationist unit.

    Today’s focus is to gather a basic understanding of who George Washington Carver was, where he came from, how he got his education, what purpose he saw for his life, and the focus of his work. More depth can be added by having students complete presentations over Carver. By breaking the class into groups each group can do their own presentation over the whole topic or can be focused on one portion so that through the whole class all the information is gathered and provided to students.

    The lesson is set up so that it can be completed in multiple ways depending on what you want your students to accomplish and how much time you have. Each option may be extended or reduced based on the length of your class period, group size, etc.

    Option 1: Worksheet This option is just to basically have your students complete the work sheet individually or in groups. This would be a

      George washington carver biography summary rubric