We salute the scientist most closely associated with peanuts: Dr. George Washington Carver. His achievements in agricultural science stemmed from his determination to help farmers. Among his many scientific contributions, he may be best remembered for his work in developing hundreds of uses for the peanut. (https://www.pbs.org/articles/2019/03/march-is-national-peanut-month/)
Peanut Fun Facts: (https://texaspeanuts.com/march-is-national-peanut-month-the-not-nutty-facts/)
- One acre of peanuts will make 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
- It takes almost 850 peanuts to make an 18oz jar of peanut butter!
- Peanuts are Presidential--Two peanut farmers have been elected President of the United States: Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter
- Peanuts are Popular--Americans eat 3 pounds of peanut butter per person every year. That’s about 700 million pounds, or enough to coat the floor of the Grand Canyon!
- The average American child will eat 1,500 peanut butter sandwiches by the time he or she graduates from high school.
- Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
- Peanut Facts
- Peanut Lessons and Resources
- Plenty of Classroom Peanut Recipes
- Songs about Peanuts and Peanut Butter
- Smart Board Activities with Peanuts: Verbs | Estimation (Need help?)
- What is the best way to eat peanut butter? Write an essay defending your opinion.
- Pretend you are a peanut on Facebook. What is your status? Pass your status along so others in the class can write comments.