George Washington Carver

Which event happened LAST?

• Carver learned to read and write.

• People built monuments to celebrate Carver's life.

• Carver went to college.

• Carver taught college students.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

Why did people call Carver the “plant doctor”?

• He worked as a doctor.

• He loved to draw.

• He took care of sick plants and crops.

• He was always sick.

Why did Carver have a tough time finding a college?

• His grades were not good enough.

• He lived too far away from a college.

• Very few schools accepted African Americans at the time.

• Colleges were only for women.

How did Carver help farmers?

• He helped them move away from the south.

• He taught farmers how to protect and care for their soil.

• He discovered hundreds of uses for bananas.

• He grew rich from his inventions and quit teaching.

What did Carver learn about soybeans?

• They take away nutrients from the soil.

• They put nutrients into the soil.

• They are harmful to people.

• They are not useful plants.

In college, Carver studied BOTANY, which helped him discover many uses of peanuts. What is BOTANY?

• The study of plants.

• The study of building.

• The study of government.

• The study of slavery.

Which sentence is an OPINION about George Washington Carver?

• He taught farmers how to improve their soil.

• He made lotion from peanuts.

• He faced many challenges in his lifetime.

• He was the greatest scientist in history.

Which event happened FIRST?

• Carver got excepted into college.

• Carver discovered uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• Carver developed ideas for crop rotation.

• Slave robbers kidnapped Carver and his mother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What happens when farmers rotate their crops?

• The soil will improve and crops will grow better.

• The soil will become polluted with chemicals.

• Farmers will harm their soil and nothing will grow.

• Farmers will only be able to grow cotton crops.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Cotton plants DEPLETE soil of its nutrients. Soybeans put nutrients back into the soil. What does DEPLETE mean?

• add

• wet

• make bigger

• take away