George Washington Carver was a famous plant scientist. He worked at a college teaching others about plant science. As a scientist, he was skilled at observing and recording details about plants. The document provides instructions and examples for children to practice observing plant parts like stems, leaves, roots, and petals by drawing them in their own science journals.

1. Black History Olympian:
George Washington Carver

2. What did George Washington
Carver Do?
• George was a plant scientist. He worked
at a college and also taught others the
science of plants.

3. What do Plant Scientists Do?
Great scientists are very good at
observing
and recording.

4. In our book, Annie shows us how she observes
and records information about plants (just like
George Washington Carver).

5. GUIDED PRACTICE
Today you will create your own science
journals!
As a child, George
loved to draw plants.
Here is a plant with
all the parts labeled
– petal, bud, leaf,
roots, and stems.
Let’s practice these
parts of the flower
two or three times.

6. Let’s practice together. Can you figure
out the parts of this plant?
Hints
There
are:
-2 buds
-a stem
-leaf
-roots
-petals.

7. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Let’s take about 10 minutes to complete our
science journals. I’ll set the timer once
everyone is seated.

8. CLOSING
How many of you might want to be a
BOTANIST one day?
If someone asked you what a BOTANIST
does, what would you tell them?