George Washington Carver

Who was George Washington Carver? (select all that apply)

• scientist

• innovator

• teacher

• peanut guy

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Where was Carver born?

• Washington

• Kansas

• Missouri

• Iowa

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Explain how George Washington Carver was different than the enslaved people.

• He invented different things

• He ate peanuts

• He was born after the Civil War

• He learned how to read and write

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What was one of Carvers achievements in the section "Hopes for the Future?"

• He was not allowed to go to Highland College

• He was one of the first African Americans to enroll at Simpson College.

• He drew great pictures about plants

• He hoped to go to college

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

When Carver graduated college, what degree did he earn?

• science degree

• botany degree

• scholarship

• inventors degree

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why was cotton not a good crop to harvest?

• it damaged the soil

• it didn't grow fast enough

• other crops did not grow

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What crop did Carver tell farmers to plant instead of cotton?

• cabbage

• tomatoes

• cotton

• peanuts

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why did Carver decide to find other uses for peanuts?

• people only ate peanuts as a snack

• peanuts did not grow fast enough

• many people did not want to buy peanuts

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2