George washington carver biography powerpoint
Our George Washington Carver PowerPoint teaches your children all about the great ideas of George Washington Carver, the agricultural scientist and inventor.
George Washington Carver was born into slavery in in Missouri....
George Washington Carver
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1 George Washington Carver
By: Owen J.
& Jonathan Y. & Cory M.
2 George Washington Carver was born in January, 1864 in Diamond Grove, Missouri.
George grew up in a small farm.Slavery had been abolished by the 13th amendment and the Carvers had no children of there own.Growing up George liked to learn about things.Early Years
3 FAMILY LIFE George’s parents names are Moses and Susan Carver.
They took care of George and his brother James, teaching them to read and write.George wanted to go to school and learn more.However, there weren’t any schools for black children close enough to home for him to attend.He was especially interested in plants and animals.FAMILY LIFE
4 Important contributions
George invented hundreds of peanut products.He invented peanut butter.
George was known for growing lots of peanuts.George became known around the world as an expert agr