George washington Carver and The Wright Brothers

Objective By the end of the lesson, SWBAT explain what the Wright Brothers and George Washington Carver invented, and how these inventions change the way people lived.

George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born in 1864 and died in 1943. He is famous because he changed the way and what people farm.

Farming in the South Before Carver The South only planted Cotton. The problem with cotton was that it was not worth a lot of money and farmers did not get rich from selling it. Think sharecropping.

Carver and his work Carver researched and studied agriculture (farming) and came up with a way to grow peanuts and sweet potatoes in the south. Growing Peanuts and Sweet Potatoes were easier on the soil and they helped farmers make more money than selling cotton!

Peanuts Galore! How would growing peanuts and sweet potatoes change the lives of farmers in the South?

Sweet Potatoes Yeah! Peanuts and Sweet Potatoes brought in more money than cotton. Peanuts and Sweet Potatoes were nicer on the land than cotton so the land stayed nice for longer. You could eat Peanuts!

Recipes and Things Carver did a lot of research in the lab and came up with lots of uses for peanuts - gasoline, cosmetics, dyes, medicine, and of course peanut butter! These recipes made peanuts and sweet potatoes more valuable!

Carver and the Wright Bros. How did Carver change the way we live today?

Carver Carver was a leader in studying farming and agriculture. He changed how people farm and made Southern Farms more useful and profitable (they make more money)!

The Wright Bros. Wilbur Wright was born in 1867 and died in 1912. Orville Wright was born in 1871 and died in 1948. They became famous because they were the first to design and successfully fly an airplane that could hold a human.

The Wright Bros. Before there were airplanes, how did people get around?

The Wright Bros. Train Horse and Carriage Two Feet (Walking)

The Wright Broters The Wright Brothers took the First Flight on December 17, 1903. The event happened at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The First Flight

The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers cracked the mystery of flight. It took along time for airplanes as we know them today to develop, but the Wright Brothers helped people understand how to fly!

The Wright Bros. How did the invention of the Airplane change the way people travel?

The Airplane It made traveling quicker. It brought more people together. It made it easier to do business with people It changed the way people fight wars.

What would the world look like today without the airplane?

Conclusion Switching from cotton to peanuts and sweet potatoes made farming easier and better for Southern farmers. The airplane made traveling faster, easier, and brought people together more easily.

Inventions How do inventions change the way we live?