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Whitney Powell Explain: 15 minutes Sets of partners will take turns telling the class about ONE of their findings try not to repeat the same ones! Next, I will explain that years of growing cotton throughout the South had ruined the layer of top soil, and had created unfertile soil. Rich white farmers had ways to ensure crop growth through expensive hybrid seeds and fertilizers, but newly freed poor black farmers could not afford these seeds. So Carver established plans for farmers to grow other crops such as peanuts and sweet potatoes that would flourish in the depleted soil and help produce rejuvenated soil. Elaborate: 30-40 minutes Students will be broken up into groups of three. Students will be assigned a crop to research. The crops include; tobacco, soybeans, corn, wheat, potatoes, oats, oranges, hay, and sugar beets. The group will be assigned to research their particular crop to find information about its assigned crop. They should use reliable websites that end in .edu or .gov such as the Soil and Water Conservation site. Students should find information about the popular scientific name of the crop, its preferred habitat and growing conditions, prevalence throughout the United States, why farmers prefer to grow this crop, the dangers behind growing the crop, any events or laws that have occurred because of the crop, and any existing issues or conflicts associated with the crop. Students will be given an activity sheet to aid research. Evaluate:
Total Possible Points Breakdown 0 points student is disruptive during the video, not paying attention, and does not participate in discussion 5 points student was interested in the video but did not participate in discussion questions 10 points student was both interested in the video and actively participated in discussion questions. 0 points student did not complete research on Carver & found no transformations he discovered. 10 points student only found one transformation, but was disruptive during research time. 20 points student only found two transformations 30 points student researched and found three transformations. 0 points student was disruptive during discussion. 5 points student was paying attention during the discussion but did not actively participate. 10 points student was actively engaged in discussion and participated throughout the discussion. Students will receive 5 points for each question answered with adequate effort. Total
Engage
10 points
Explore
30 points
Explain
10 points
Elaborate
50 points
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Investigating Crops
Name: __________________________________________________ Date: ________________________
Group Members: _____________________________________________________________________________ Crop Name: Scientific Name(s): Prevalence throughout the United States: Preferred Habitat & growing conditions: