Author and Illustrator: Aliki

agriculture

The science of farming; preparing soil, growing crops,

and raising livestock or farm animals

Farmers work in the field of agriculture.

college

A school that one attends after high school

I went to college to learn how to be a teacher.

greenhouse

A glass building where plants are kept warm to

help them grow

We planted our flowers in the greenhouse.

laboratory

A place with special equipment used to do science

experiments.

The scientist went to the laboratory to work on his

experiment.

excel

To do something well.

C. J. Spiller excels at playing football.

process

To prepare something by following a set of steps

It takes a long process to make the milk that we drink.

research

To find information on a certain subject.

He went to the library to research dinosaurs.

Cause and Effect

Building Background Knowledge: Who is

George Washington Carver?