Transcript The Life of George Washington Carver

The Life of George
Washington Carver
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
February 2010
snug
If a piece of clothing has a snug
fit, then it fits close to you.
snug
I have a pair of shoes that
are a snug fit on my feet.
If you had a pair of pants that were
a snug fit on you, would they be
loose and baggy? Or, would they fit
you close and a little tight?
snug
* If you were wearing a pair of gloves
in winter, would you want them to
have a snug fit on your hands?
* If books were too snug on
a bookshelf, would it be hard to
remove a book from the shelf?
supplies
Supplies are
the materials
and equipment
needed
to do a job.
supplies
There are a lot of supplies
I need to bring with
me on my camping trip.
What supplies do you need to make
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
supplies
* What supplies would
you need to plant a garden?
* Suppose you wanted to
make a card for a sick friend. What
supplies would you
use to decorate the card?
provide
When you provide something,
then you give it to someone.
provide
I provide help to my
family by emptying the
dishwasher every night.
The farmer provides me with
fresh fruits and vegetables.
provide
* If you do not provide food
and water for a pet, then will
the pet be healthy and happy?
* What things do your family
members provide you with to keep
you safe, healthy, and happy?
crop
A large
planting of
one kind of
plant is a
crop.
crop
I think peanut plants
are an important crop.
Are strawberries an
example of a crop that
comes from a farmer?
crop
* Which of these things is
not an example of a crop:
corn, peanuts, or brownies?
* Would you be more
likely to find crops in a
city park or on a farm?
earn
When you earn, then you get
money or some other kind of
reward for doing something.
earn
I vacuumed my entire
house and earned thirty
extra minutes of time
to play my video games.
Can you earn money by giving
someone a handshake?
earn
* Tell about a time when
you tried to earn money to
buy something special.
* How could you earn the
trust of a teacher?
committee
When you are on a committee, then
you work with a group of people on a
project or for a special reason.
committee
I was on a committee to
decide what type of games we
would play at the Fall Festival.
Would people on a
committee decide what
type of pajamas you wear?
committee
* If you were on a committee to decide
where a new playground would be built,
would you make the decision alone?
* Who might be on a committee
that takes care of flowers and trees
in a park- children, dogs, or adults?
brew
When you brew a drink, such as iced tea, then
you make it yourself by pouring very hot
water over a tea bag and then cooling it.
brew
I like to brew iced tea in a
big glass jar in the summer.
Can you brew your iced
tea if you already
started drinking it?
brew
* Can you brew milk?
* What would you need
to brew a pot of tea?
experiment
An experiment is a test to try out an
idea to find out if something is true.
experiment
Have you ever done an
experiment with baking
soda and vinegar?
The scientist performed an
experiment with peanuts.
experiment
* Describe an experiment you
could do to find out how people
react to loud and soft sounds.
* Would you get hurt if
you did a science experiment
using water and sugar?
innovation
When someone
thinks of a new
idea or product
that solves a
problem, then the
new idea or
product is an
innovation.
innovation
Using peanuts to make shampoo
was an innovation of
George Washington Carver’s.
Which is an example
of an innovation- wheels on
a car or wings on a car?
innovation
* Would a backpack attached to
a jacket be a good innovation?
* How might you make a
new kind of pencil that would
be called a great innovation?
edible
If something is edible,
then you can eat it.
edible
Peanuts and sweet
potatoes are edible.
What is an example of
something that is not ediblea large pizza or a pair of shoes?
edible
* Can you think of
something edible you
might find at Wal-Mart?
* Are mittens edible?
Can you read these words?
1. snug
2. supplies
3. provide
4. crop
5. earn
6. committee
7. brew
8. experiment
9. innovation
10. edible
Can you read these words?
1. attract
2. territory
3. universal
4. audible
5. volume
6. expression
7. creative
8. performance
9. concentrate
10. relieved
Can you read these words?
1. journeyed
2. frail
3. stomped
4. sipped
5. entertain
6. except
7. carefree
8. screeching
9. horrendous
10. melodious
Can you read these words?
1. disturb
2. underneath
3. cozy
4. enchanting
5. instead
6. thrilled
7. review
8. celebrate
9. procrastinate
10. diversion