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?
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?
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.]
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 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.
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