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.

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.

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.

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

• The study of plants.

• The study of buildings.

• The study of planes.

• The study of cars.

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

• add

• wet

• make bigger

• take away