George Washington Carver National Monument Junior Ranger Activity Book: The Scientist

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 61104 *** George Washington Carver National Monument Junior Ranger Activity Book The Scientist A Junior Ranger’s Job.... Welcome to George Washington Carver National Monument’s Junior Ranger Program! George Washington Carver National Monument is a special place that needs people like you to take care of it. By becoming a Junior Ranger you can help preserve national parks so that future generations may also enjoy them! Explore the park and have fun while you complete the steps to become a Junior Ranger. When you are finished, take this booklet to the Visitor Center and have a Park Ranger or other staff member sign your certificate and issue your badge. Thank you for helping to preserve national parks. Remember to have fun! [Illustration: Junior rangers] A Park Ranger’s Job.... Park Rangers help protect and take care of America’s national parks. Park Rangers work at national parks all across the United States. Here at George Washington Carver National Monument, Park Rangers have many important jobs, such as: [Illustration: Park Ranger] • Teaching people about George Washington Carver • Protecting the plants and animals • Taking care of the trails, museum, and historic structures • Giving park tours • Leading nature walks • Providing assistance to visitors • Much more! Are you ready to begin your journey through George Washington Carver National Monument and discover many things about Dr. Carver? Turn to the next page! Becoming a Junior Ranger.... Earn your Junior Ranger badge and certificate by following these two steps: {Young George} 1. Complete at least one of the activity pages with a sketch of young George. {Carver in Lab} 2. Complete at least five of the activity pages with a sketch of George Washington Carver in his laboratory. Once you have completed both steps, take your activity book to the visitor center for a Park Ranger to sign your certificate and to issue your Junior Ranger badge! A Park Ranger Program.... {Young George} There are many Park Ranger programs offered at the park. Check at the visitor center to see when the next program will start. Make sure you participate in the program and ask lots of questions! When the program is over ask the Park Ranger to sign below. ______________________________ Program Title ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Park Ranger [Illustration: Junior rangers] Park Map.... This park map will help you find your way while visiting George Washington Carver National Monument. [Illustration: {map}] A Carver Video.... {Young George} Watch the Boyhood Carver video at the visitor center and answer the questions below. 1. The Moses Carver farm was located near what Missouri town? ______________________________ 2. What happened to George’s mother? ______________________________ 3. Did George do the easier chores or the harder chores on the Carver farm? ______________________________ 4. What are two things that George taught himself to do while on the Carver farm? ______________________________ ______________________________ 5. What did George use to teach himself how to read? ______________________________ Trailblazing.... {Young George} Hike the Carver trail where young George used his curiosity to find out about the world around him. Write about or draw three things you see while hiking the trail! [Illustration: The Carver trail leads to the 1881 Moses Carver House, Williams Pond, and Carver Family Cemetery.] Equipment.... {Carver in Lab} Find the bust of Dr. Carver and listen to the poem he is reading called _Equipment_, by Edgar A. Guest. The equipment listed in the poem symbolizes our attitudes in life. _What do you think?_ Check the best answer. “Two arms” means: I can work with all of my OR I should cross my arms and strength quit [_] [_] “Two hands” means: I can do helpful things OR I cannot do helpful things [_] [_] “Two legs” means: I can go wherever I choose OR I cannot accomplish very much [_] [_] “Two eyes” means: I can learn by reading and OR I should watch a lot of TV observing [_] [_] “A brain” means: I can keep learning for my OR I do not have to keep learning whole life [_] [_] “Start for the top and say ...” I Can! OR I Can’t! [_] [_] The Mission.... {Carver in Lab} The Organic Act Aug. 25, 1916 gives the mission of the National Park Service “... to conserve[_] the scenery[_] and the natural[_] and historic[_] objects and the wildlife[_] therein, and to provide[_] for the enjoyment[_] of the same[_] in such a manner[_] and by such means[_] as will leave[_] them unimpaired[_] for the enjoyment of future generations[_].” Find the mission of the National Park Service by circling each underlined word. They may be diagonal or backward. T Z L C E E F J E E O S C O W T H Z G T R A J Z I A C U L A A L Q P N P O E T L T M E W E G M G Z R Y X T L D E A Y Q M R E U R M O F U S L F N B J A S Z N E I U V N D I Q N M U S B O N E T G Y I W W H E U R E Q T Y U R R B M D W D R A J P I R R A E A D P R E A W V Y M G E Z N C M T A S N A E M W H T Y E L W M P I N A T U R A L D C D U Q P H R O X T A U G J S O H U E V R E S N O C A Z M A Z N V R M A D R F S P J L J Dr. Carver Says.... {Carver in Lab} Read the Carver Quotes page and write your favorite quote here.... Draw a picture about the quote. Carver Quotes.... “_Day after day I spent in the woods alone in order to collect my floral beauties, and put them in my little garden I had hidden in brush not far from the house...._” _G. W. Carver_ “_I never saw anybody do anything with his hands that I couldn’t do with mine._” _G. W. Carver_ “_Equipment is not in the laboratory, but in the head of the man running it._” _G. W. Carver_ “_From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge, and especially music, painting, and the science of Algebra being all of my favorite studies._” _G. W. Carver_ Museum Bingo.... {Carver in Lab} Explore the museum to find out about George’s life. The map The list of The letter George’s The model of showing all peanut called report card the log cabin the places by-products “Brief that show [_] George lived [_] History” his grades [_] [_] [_] The model of The trunk The marbles The bill of The lace the sod house like the one from the sale for collar Dr. [_] George kept birthplace George’s Carver made [_] cabin mother, Mary [_] [_] [_] A microscope The picture FREE SPACE A picture of A Bible [_] of a [_] Henry Ford [_] submarine with Dr. named for Carver Dr. Carver [_] [_] Your One of Dr. A picture of The violin The favorite Carver’s Moses Carver that George Roosevelt quote that bulletins [_] knew how to Medal Dr. Carver that is not play [_] said written in [_] [_] English [_] Use the A painting A photo of The map of A picture of headphones by George Dr. Carver Missouri George’s to listen to Washington shaking during the brother, Jim friends of Carver hands with a Civil War [_] Dr. Carver [_] U.S. [_] [_] President [_] Rock Discovery.... {Carver in Lab} Find the Rock Classification drawer in the Discovery Center and give a definition and example of each of the following types of rock. Sedimentary Definition Sedimentary Example ______________________________ ______________________________ Igneous Definition Igneous Example ______________________________ ______________________________ Metamorphic Definition Metamorphic Example ______________________________ ______________________________ [Illustration: {uncaptioned}] Overcoming Obstacles.... {Carver in Lab} George Washington Carver overcame many obstacles that could have stopped him from becoming a successful, happy man. Read the vocabulary words below and explain how George overcome each of these obstacles. Racism the belief that people of one race are superior to people of other races ______________________________ Segregation separation of people based upon differences ______________________________ Prejudice predetermined judgement about someone ______________________________ Illness George had whooping cough and the croup as a child ______________________________ Becoming Orphaned George lost both his parents when he was little ______________________________ Art.... {Carver in Lab} George loved to paint and discovered new ways to make colors from soil and different plants. Draw a picture of your favorite place at the park. [Illustration: {Palette}] Carver Discoveries.... {Carver in Lab} George called his laboratory “God’s little workshop.” Each time George worked in his lab he enjoyed finding new uses for plants. He came up with over 300 different products from the peanut plant. See if you can find out what George is teaching by solving the peanut code below. 1 4 3 5 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 ___ =S ___ =E ___ =T ___ =L ___ =G 2 3 4 5 1 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 0 ___ =H ___ =R ___ =W ___ =O ___ =U Fill in the letters below to learn fun peanut facts! 1. The peanut __ __ __ __ __ is like a pea pod. 3 4 7 6 6 2. Peanuts have protein to make you __ __ __ __ 2 8 10 9. 3. Peanuts came from __ __ __ __ __ America. 3 10 1 5 4 Carver Creativity.... {Carver in Lab} Dr. Carver worked in his laboratory with many different plants, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. In the space below, write a story telling about a new product that you would like to make from your favorite plant. Explain how you would make your product and tell its uses. Soil Discovery.... {Carver in Lab} George Washington Carver found over 300 peanut by-products. Use the charts in the Discovery Center to label the parts of the peanut plant. [Illustration: Peanut plant] ___ flower · ___ peg · ___ stem · ___ leaf · ___ roots · ___ peanut Why are peanuts good for the soil? Carver’s Quest for Education.... {Carver in Lab} George Washington Carver was a lifetime learner. Check the correct answers. 1. Young George was allowed to attend school at the Locust Grove School near the Carver farm. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 2. George and his brother went to school in Neosho, Missouri at the Lincoln School, a school just for black children. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 3. George attended school in Ft. Scott, Kansas. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 4. George traveled throughout the state of Kansas to finish his high school education. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 5. George was disappointed when he was not allowed to attend Highland College because of his skin color. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 6. George attended Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 7. George was the only black student at Iowa State College. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE 8. George earned his college degree in art at Iowa State College. [_] TRUE [_] FALSE [Illustration: Certificate of Achievement] George Washington Carver National Monument Certificate of Achievement [Illustration: National Park Service] _This certificate of achievement certifies that_ ______________________________ _has successfully completed all of the requirements of the George Washington Carver Junior Ranger Program and as such is duly awarded the position of Junior Ranger._ ______________________________ Park Ranger George Washington Carver National Monument Official Park Stamp Junior Ranger Code As a Junior Ranger, I will do my best to: 1. Explore other National Parks. 2. Obey all safety rules. 3. Leave plants, animals, and historic objects in the park as I found them. 4. Learn more about African American history. 5. Help keep our National Parks clean, safe, and beautiful for everyone. 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