George Washington Carver
How many uses did Carver find for the sweet potato?
118
How many uses did he find for the peanut?
300
How far did George walk to get to Neosho?
8 miles
Who did George stay with when he went to school in Neosho?
Andy Watkins and Mariah
Who saw George's desire to learn?
Aunt Sue
What man wrote and asked George to come to Tuskegee?
Booker T. Washington
How did George Carver help the Southern farmers?
By teaching them better ways to farm. He is known for his experiments with plants
In what town and state was George Carver born?
Diamond Grove, Missouri
Whose help did George Carver always ask for when he wanted to find a plan for a plant?
God
What happened to George Washington Carver when he was a baby?
He and his mother were stolen by raiders. His mother was never found.
How did George earn money to put himself through school ?
He did laundry
The college where George Washington Carver studied and received his master's degree?
Iowa State University
What were the slave owners names of George Carver and his mother when he was a baby?
Moses Carver
Where is the town that George W. Carver first went to school?
Neosho, Missouri
What did young George like to study most of all when he went to his secret place in the woods?
Plants
Name just a few uses for the peanut?
Shampoo, ink, rubbing oil, peanut oil
What did he learn from Aunt Mariah and Uncle Andy?
They taught him about the bible
Where did George Washington Carver teach agriculture?
Tuskegee Institute
What special gift did Aunt Mariah and Uncle Andy give Carver?
a bible of his own
To him any job was worth...
doing well
Raiders
men who made surprise attacks on others
What 2 plants did George Carver find hundreds of uses for?
the peanut and sweet potato
agriculture
the study of the soil and of growing plants and animals
What was the best place in the world to Carver?
the woods
crochet
to make needlework by looping stitches with thread and a hooked a needle
etch
to scratch a design
