A Lucky Accident: George de Mestral

Read the Shared Reading text p.8 and p.9. What are burrs?

• insects
• shrimps
• prickly plants
• yarn

Who invented hook-and-loop?

• George Washington Carver
• Mary Anderson
• George de Mestral
• George Washington

How did George come up with hook-and-loop?

• George worked for years to invent it.
• George found his dog was covered with burrs.
• George's mother complained about burrs sticking to her coat.

How does hook-and-loop help people with disabilities?

• They can wear the shoes with hook-and-loop instead of shoe laces.
• They can hold down stuff in space
• They can eat food with hook-and-loop

How do you use hook-and-loop?

• slap and hook
• hook and loop
• press and pull
• push and scrape

What is an astronaut?

• anyone who travel the space
• a person who is trained to travel the space
• a person who build the spaceship
• a person who works at NASA

Which words are compound words?

• shoelaces

• hook-and-loop

• overcoat

• anything